Shloka 326
अभिमन्यु–अलम्बुसयुद्धम् / The Duel of Abhimanyu and Alambusa
with Arjuna’s approach to Bhīṣma
संजातरुधिरोत्पीडो द्रौणि: क्रोधसमन्वित: । नीलके छोड़े हुए उस पंखयुक्त बाणसे विदीर्ण होकर अश्व॒त्थामाके शरीरसे रक्तका प्रवाह बह चला। इससे अश्वत्थामाको बड़ा क्रोध हुआ
sañjāta-rudhirotpīḍo drauṇiḥ krodha-samanvitaḥ | nīlakenābhyutsṛṣṭena pakṣavatā śareṇa vidīrṇaḥ aśvatthāmanaḥ śarīrāt rudhira-pravāho bahu calat | tataḥ aśvatthāmanaḥ mahān krodho 'bhavat |
Disse Sañjaya: Rasgado pela flecha alada disparada por Nīlaka, Aśvatthāman, filho de Droṇa, começou a sangrar profusamente. À medida que o sangue corria de seu corpo, sua ira se acendeu com grande intensidade.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a moral-psychological pattern in warfare: physical harm easily turns into consuming anger, which can drive further unethical escalation. It implicitly warns that unchecked krodha (wrath) becomes a catalyst for greater violence and loss of discernment.
Sañjaya reports that Aśvatthāman, son of Droṇa, is pierced by a feathered (winged) arrow shot by Nīlaka. Blood flows from his body, and the injury provokes intense anger in him.