Shloka 54
भीष्म-युधिष्ठिर-संमर्दः
Bhīṣma’s Pressure on Yudhiṣṭhira; Śikhaṇḍī’s Approach; Evening Withdrawal
अभ्यधावन्त संक्रुद्धा: केकया: पञज्च सोदरा: । उनके बाणसमूहोंसे यशस्वी शतानीकको आच्छादित होते देख क्रोधमें भरे हुए पाँच भाई केकयराजकुमारोंने उन पाँचों महारथियोंपर धावा किया || ५३ हू ।।
abhya-dhāvanta saṅkruddhāḥ kekayāḥ pañca sodarāḥ | tān abhyāpatataḥ prekṣya tava putrā mahā-rathāḥ ||
Sabi ni Sanjaya: Sa tindi ng galit, sumugod ang limang magkakapatid na Kekaya. Nang makita silang rumaragasa, ang iyong mga anak—mga makapangyarihang mandirigmang karwahe—ay naghanda upang salubungin ang kanilang paglusob. Ipinakikita ng tagpong ito kung paanong ang poot at pagnanais na tumbasan ang karahasan ng karahasan ay mabilis na nagpapalawak sa bilog ng tunggalian sa larangan ng digmaan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how krodha (anger) propels immediate retaliation; in war, wrath quickly multiplies confrontations, reminding the listener that unchecked emotion accelerates adharma-like escalation even within kṣatriya combat.
Five Kekaya brothers, furious, rush to attack; seeing their charge, Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons—described as mahārathas—ready themselves to face them in the ongoing Kurukṣetra battle.