Mahabharata 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 ||
แล้วเขาใช้คทาทุบรถศึกของบุตรทุศศาสนะให้แหลกเป็นผุยผง พร้อมทั้งม้าลากรถด้วย ครั้นนั้นบุตรทุศศาสนะก็เดือดดาล—โอผู้เป็นที่รัก—ชูคทาขึ้น เตรียมโต้กลับ
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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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