Mahabharata 7.16.30 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 16, Shloka 30
Adhyāya 16: Saṃśaptaka-vrata and the Diversion of Arjuna (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय १६)
युगन्धरस्ततो राजन् भारद्वाजं महारथम् | वारयामास संक्रुद्धं वातोद्धतमिवार्णवम्
Yugandharas tato rājan Bhāradvājaṁ mahāratham | vārayāmāsa saṁkruddhaṁ vātoddhatam ivārṇavam ||
రాజా! అప్పుడు రాజు యుగంధరుడు కోపంతో మండుతున్న మహారథి భారద్వాజపుత్రుడు ద్రోణాచార్యుణ్ని అడ్డుకున్నాడు—గాలివీచికలతో ఉప్పొంగిన సముద్రంలా ఉన్నవాడిని।
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The verse highlights the ethical necessity of restraining uncontrolled anger, especially in war. Wrath is compared to a wind-tossed ocean—powerful, unstable, and dangerous—implying that dharma requires inner control and external checks by responsible leaders or allies.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Yugandhara intervenes and holds back Droṇa (called Bhāradvāja), who is raging in anger on the battlefield. The comparison to the storm-agitated sea emphasizes the intensity of Droṇa’s fury and the significance of Yugandhara’s act of restraint.
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