Shloka 7
द्रोणनिन्दाश्रवणं तथा सात्यकि–पार्षतविवादः
Hearing the reproach of Droṇa and the Sātyaki–Pārṣata dispute
अथ गुर्वी महाघोरां हेमचित्रां महागदाम् । प्रेषयामास संक्रुद्धों वैकर्तनरथं प्रति
atha gurvīṁ mahāghorāṁ hemacitrāṁ mahāgadām | preṣayāmāsa saṅkruddho vaikartanarathaṁ prati ||
अथ गुर्वीं महाघोरां हेमचित्रां महागदाम् । प्रेषयामास संक्रुद्धो वैकर्तनरथं प्रति ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) can propel a warrior into extreme, destructive action. In the ethical frame of the epic, such wrath-driven escalation is a recurring cause of greater suffering, even when occurring within the accepted codes of battlefield combat.
Sanjaya reports that an enraged warrior launches a heavy, gold-ornamented mace toward Karna (Vaikartana) and his chariot, marking an intensification of the duel and the immediate threat to Karna’s position on the battlefield.