Mahabharata (Gita Press) 7.49.9 - Drona Parva, Adhyaya 49, Shloka 9
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 49: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament and Strategic Foreboding after Abhimanyu’s Fall
दौ:शासनिरथं साश्वं गदया समपोथयत् । इसके बाद दस वसातीय रथियोंको मार डाला। केकयोंके सात रथों और दस हाथियोंको मारकर दुःशासनकुमारके घोड़ोंसहित रथको भी गदाके आघातसे चूर-चूर कर डाला ।।
dauḥśāsanirathaṃ sāśvaṃ gadayā samapothayat | tato dauḥśāsaniḥ kruddho gadām udyamya māriṣa ||
ఆపై అతడు గదా దెబ్బతో దుఃశాసనుని కుమారుని రథాన్ని గుర్రాలతో సహా చూర్ణం చేశాడు. అప్పుడు దుఃశాసనుని కుమారుడు కోపంతో రగిలి—ఓ ప్రియుడా—గదాను ఎత్తి ప్రతిఘాతానికి సిద్ధమయ్యాడు.
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The verse highlights how anger (krodha) fuels retaliation and intensifies destruction; in dharmic terms, loss of self-control on the battlefield leads to further adharma-like excess even within the frame of kṣatriya warfare.
A warrior crushes Duḥśāsana’s son’s horse-chariot with a mace; immediately afterward, the son—furious—raises his own mace to counterattack, signaling the next exchange in the duel.
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