Shloka 16
Adhyāya 21 — Duryodhanasya bāṇavarṣaḥ
Duryodhana’s Arrow-Storm and the Dust-Obscured Engagements
स दीर्घबाहु: संक्रुद्धस्तोत्रार्दित इव द्विप: । अष्टभि: कृतवर्माणमविद्धयत् परमेषुभि:,तब महाबाहु सात्यकिने अंकुशोंकी चोट खाये हुए गजराजके समान अत्यन्त क्रोधमें भरकर आठ उत्तम बाणोंद्वारा कृतवर्माको घायल कर दिया
sa dīrghabāhuḥ saṅkruddhas totrārdita iva dvipaḥ | aṣṭabhiḥ kṛtavarmāṇam avidhyat parameṣubhiḥ ||
सञ्जय उवाच—स दीर्घबाहुः संक्रुद्धः तोत्रार्दित इव द्विपः । अष्टभिः परमेषुभिः कृतवर्माणमविद्ध्यत् ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) can surge in battle and propel swift, forceful retaliation; it implicitly warns that even in a dharma-framed war, uncontrolled wrath escalates violence and suffering.
Sañjaya describes Sātyaki, furious like an elephant stung by a goad, shooting Kṛtavarmā with eight excellent arrows, wounding him in the ongoing clash.