Shloka 7
Droṇa–Arjuna Yuddha; Trigarta-Āvaraṇa; Bhīmasena Gajānīka-bheda
Droṇa and Arjuna Engage; Trigarta Containment; Bhīma Breaks the Elephant Corps
तन्मे दहति गात्राणि शुष्कवृक्षमिवानल: । यदिच्छामि महाभाग त्वत्प्रसादात् परंतप
sañjaya uvāca |
anme dahati gātrāṇi śuṣkavṛkṣam ivānalaḥ |
yad icchāmi mahābhāga tvatprasādāt paraṃtapa |
kathayāmāsa durdharṣo viniḥśvasya punaḥ punaḥ ||
सञ्जय उवाच— महाभाग! तन्मे गात्राणि दहति शुष्कवृक्षमिवानलः। परंतप! त्वत्प्रसादात् तदहं कर्तुमिच्छामि। इत्येवं स दुर्धर्षः पुनः पुनर्विनिःश्वस्य, पराभवजनितं दैन्यं च मानभङ्गजनितं क्रोधं च कथयामास।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how unchecked wounded pride and obsession with honor can ‘burn’ a person from within, pushing them toward further aggression; it also shows the ethical risk of seeking authority/elder support to validate retaliatory impulses rather than self-restraint.
Sañjaya reports that Duryodhana, distressed by defeat and insult, repeatedly sighing, approaches Bhīṣma and expresses that the humiliation burns him like fire; he asks for Bhīṣma’s favor/support to regain victory and restore his standing.