Shloka 216
अध्याय ३: कृपस्य दुर्योधनं प्रति नीत्युपदेशः
Kṛpa’s Counsel to Duryodhana
बलेन चतुरजड्रेण परिक्षिप्पाहनच्छरै: । तब क्रोधमें भरे हुए भीमसेन और द्रुपदकुमार धृष्टद्युम्नने अपनी चतुरंगिणी सेनाके द्वारा उन्हें तितर-बितर करके बाणोंद्वारा अत्यन्त घायल कर दिया
balena caturaṅgīṇyā parikṣipya āhanac charaiḥ | tataḥ krodhena bhare 'pi bhīmasenaḥ drupadakumāraś ca dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ svayā caturaṅgīṇyā senayā tān titar-bitarīkṛtya bāṇair atyantaṃ ghālayām āsa ||
Sañjaya berkata: Dengan kekuatan bala tentera empat angkatan, mereka mengepung musuh dan menghujaninya dengan anak panah. Lalu Bhīmasena dan Dhṛṣṭadyumna, putera Drupada—walau sudah meluap amarah—menggunakan bala empat angkatan mereka untuk mencerai-beraikan pasukan lawan ke segala arah dan melukakan mereka dengan parah melalui rentetan panah.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how krodha (anger), even when aligned with a warrior’s duty, magnifies destruction. It implicitly warns that wrath-driven action quickly turns tactical victory into intensified suffering, reminding readers that dharma in war requires restraint and discernment, not merely power.
Sañjaya describes Bhīma and Dhṛṣṭadyumna using their caturaṅgīṇī (fourfold) army to encircle the enemy, disperse their formations, and then severely wound them with concentrated arrow-fire—an image of coordinated assault and battlefield rout.