Shloka 396
अर्जुनस्य द्रोणिप्रतिघातः कर्णोपसर्पणं च
Arjuna Checks Droṇaputra; Karṇa Advances
आविध्यन्नकुलं षष्टया सहदेवं च सप्तभि: । तब क्रोधसे मूर्च्छित हुए सुषेणने दूसरा धनुष लेकर नकुलको साठ और सहदेवको सात बाणोंसे घायल कर दिया
āvidhyann akulaṃ ṣaṣṭyā sahadevaṃ ca saptabhiḥ |
Sañjaya disse: Sūṣeṇa, dominado pela ira, tomou outro arco e atingiu Nakula com sessenta flechas e Sahadeva com sete. A cena ressalta como a cólera, quando se apodera da mente do guerreiro, impele uma escalada implacável na batalha, convertendo a perícia em puro ímpeto destrutivo.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical danger of krodha (anger): when a warrior becomes anger-driven, action tends to intensify beyond necessity, and martial prowess becomes an instrument of unchecked escalation rather than disciplined kṣatriya conduct.
In the Karṇa Parva battle account, Sañjaya narrates that Sūṣeṇa, enraged, takes up another bow and wounds the Pāṇḍava twins—Nakula with sixty arrows and Sahadeva with seven—showing a rapid, forceful exchange of missile warfare.