Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 43, Shloka 33
द्वन्द्वयुद्धप्रवृत्तिः
Dvandva-Yuddha: The Onset of Single Combats
सशरैरभिविद्धाङ्गोद्विविदःक्रोधमूर्छितः ।सालेनसरथंसाश्वंनिजघानाशनिप्रभम् ।।6.43.33।।
saśarair abhividdhāṅgo dvividaḥ krodhamūrcchitaḥ | sālenā sarathaṃ sāśvaṃ nijaghāna aśaniprabham ||6.43.33||
Dvividha, com os membros traspassados por flechas e enlouquecido de ira, abateu Aśaniprabha com uma árvore śāla, juntamente com seu carro, seus cavalos e o cocheiro.
Dwivida whose limbs have been injured being enraged took Sala tree and killed Asaniprabha and the charioteer as well as the horses.
FAQs
The episode warns that anger (krodha) can surge even in righteous battle; dharma requires channeling force toward ending harm, not toward uncontrolled rage.
After being wounded by arrows, Dvividha retaliates and destroys Aśaniprabha’s entire chariot-unit using a śāla tree.
Parākrama (martial valor), though the verse also foregrounds the psychological intensity of battle—krodha as a dangerous accelerant.