Shloka 22
द्रोणेन केकय-चेदि-वीरवधः
Droṇa’s engagements with the Kekayas and Cedis
अथान्ये धनुषी राजन् प्रगृह्म समरे तदा । पाण्डवं भृशसंक्रुद्धावर्दयामासतु: शरै:,राजन! फिर वे दोनों भाई अत्यन्त कुपित हो उठे और उस समय समरांगणमें दूसरे धनुष लेकर उन्होंने बाणोंद्वारा पाण्डुकुमार अर्जुनको गहरी पीड़ा दी
athānye dhanuṣī rājan pragr̥hya samare tadā | pāṇḍavaṁ bhr̥śa-saṅkruddhāv ardayām āsatuḥ śaraiḥ ||
अथान्ये धनुषी राजन् प्रगृह्य समरे तदा । पाण्डवं भृशसंक्रुद्धावर्दयामासतुः शरैः ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how intense anger (saṅkrodha) in warfare fuels escalation and turns martial prowess into a means of inflicting suffering; it implicitly contrasts rage-driven action with the ideal of disciplined, duty-bound conduct.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that two warrior-brothers, taking up other bows in the midst of battle, become fiercely enraged and shower Arjuna with arrows, causing him severe distress.