Shloka 2936
काकोपमोपदेशः
The Crow-and-Swan Exemplum as Counsel to Karṇa
विधित्सु: कलहस्यान्तं धर्मराजमुपाद्रवत् । उसके बाद क्रोधमें भरे हुए दुर्योधनने वेगपूर्वक गदा उठाकर कलहका अन्त कर देनेकी इच्छासे धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरपर आक्रमण किया
vidhitsuḥ kalahasyāntaṃ dharmarājam upādravat |
विधित्सुः कलहस्यान्तं धर्मराजमुपाद्रवत् । ततः क्रोधसमाविष्टो दुर्योधनः सवेगं गदामुद्यम्य धर्मराजं युधिष्ठिरमभिदुद्राव, कलहस्यान्तं हिंसया कर्तुमिव न तु धैर्येण धर्मेण च ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger can masquerade as a desire to 'end' conflict, yet it drives one toward adharma—seeking closure through force rather than through self-control, justice, and right conduct.
Sañjaya reports that Duryodhana, enraged, charges at Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmarāja) with a raised mace, intending to finish the dispute by attacking him directly.