Shloka 51
Adhyāya 86: Irāvān’s Lineage, Cavalry Clash, and the Māyā-Duel Ending in Irāvān’s Fall
सहदेवस्तत: क्रुद्ध: शरमुदगृह वीर्यवान् । मद्रराजमभिप्रेक्ष्य प्रेषयामास भारत,भारत! तब पराक्रमी सहदेवने कुपित होकर एक बाण हाथमें लिया और उसे मद्रराजको लक्ष्य करके चला दिया
sahadevas tataḥ kruddhaḥ śaram udagṛhṇād vīryavān | madrarājam abhiprekṣya preṣayāmāsa bhārata ||
सहदेवस्ततः क्रुद्धः शरमुदगृह वीर्यवान्। मद्रराजमभिप्रेक्ष्य प्रेषयामास भारत॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the battlefield ethic of decisive action: a warrior, stirred by anger yet bound to kṣatriya-duty, focuses on the immediate adversary and acts without hesitation—showing how intense emotions operate within the framework of dharma in war.
Sañjaya reports that Sahadeva becomes enraged, takes up an arrow, aims at the king of Madra (Śalya), and shoots—marking a direct offensive move against a prominent opponent.