Shloka 42
Karṇa-parva Adhyāya 19 — Saṃśaptaka–Trigarta Assault and Aindra-astra Counter
स तोमरं भास्कररश्मिवर्चसं बलास्त्रसर्गोत्तमयत्नमन्युभि: । ससर्ज शीघ्र॑ं परिपीडयन् गजं गुरो: सुतायाद्रिपती श्वरो नदन्
sa tomaraṃ bhāskara-raśmi-varcasaṃ balāstra-sargottama-yatnam anyubhiḥ | sasarja śīghraṃ paripīḍayan gajaṃ guroḥ sutāyādripatīśvaro nadan |
Disse Sañjaya: Impelido pela força, pelo mais alto empenho na arte das armas e pela ira, o senhor de Malaya—mestre do rei das montanhas—enquanto incitava o elefante a avançar, arremessou com rapidez um tomara, ardente como os raios do sol, contra o filho do Guru (Droṇa), bradando em alta voz.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha), when joined with strength and skill, accelerates violent decision-making in war. Ethically, it points to the peril of wrath: it sharpens action but can eclipse restraint and discernment, intensifying harm in the name of martial duty.
A mountain-lord associated with Malaya, riding and urging his elephant, roars and swiftly hurls a sun-bright javelin (tomara) at the ‘Guru’s son’—understood as Droṇa’s son (Aśvatthāman)—as the battle surges forward.