Shloka 16
Gadā-yuddhe Bhīma–Duryodhanayoḥ Tumulaḥ Saṃprahāraḥ
Mace-duel’s intense exchange
नैष शक्तो रणे जेतुं मन्दात्मा मां सुयोधन: । अद्य क्रोध॑ विमोक्ष्यामि निगूढं हृदये चिरम्
sañjaya uvāca | naiṣa śakto raṇe jetuṃ mandātmā māṃ suyodhanaḥ | adya krodhaṃ vimokṣyāmi nigūḍhaṃ hṛdaye ciram ||
“Saudaraku! Suyodhana yang tumpul budi itu tidak mampu menewaskan aku di medan perang. Hari ini akan kulepaskan ke atas Duryodhana amarah yang sekian lama kusembunyikan di dalam hati.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how long-suppressed anger can be consciously ‘released’ as a chosen motive in war, raising an ethical tension: martial resolve may be necessary, yet action driven by krodha (wrath) risks clouding judgment and intensifying violence. It implicitly contrasts disciplined duty with passion-fueled combat.
Sañjaya reports a warrior’s declaration that Duryodhana (called Suyodhana) cannot defeat him, and that he will now unleash the anger he has kept hidden for a long time—signaling an imminent, decisive confrontation in the Shalya Parva war sequence.