Shloka 49
धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — दुर्योधनस्य ह्रदप्रवेशः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Saṃjaya Dialogue: Duryodhana’s Entry into the Lake
स सौबलमभिद्र॒त्य गार्ध्रपत्रै: शिलाशितै: । भृशमभ्यहनत् क्रुद्धस्तोत्रेरिव महाद्विपम्
sa saubalam abhidrutya gārdhrapatraiḥ śilāśitaiḥ | bhṛśam abhyahanat kruddhas totrair iva mahādvipam ||
स सौबलमभिद्रुत्य गार्ध्रपत्रैः शिलाशितैः । भृशमभ्यहनत्क्रुद्धस्तोत्रैरिव महाद्विपम् ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger in war intensifies harm: martial skill (well-made arrows) becomes an instrument of ruthless injury when driven by wrath, suggesting the ethical danger of krodha even within kṣatriya combat.
In the battle account narrated by Sañjaya, a warrior charges at Śakuni (Saubala) and strikes him fiercely with stone-whetted, vulture-feathered arrows, likening the blows to the driving of a great elephant with sharp goads.