Shloka 366
भीष्मरक्षण-उद्योगः, शिखण्डि-विवर्जनं, सर्वतोभद्र-व्यूहः
Protection of Bhīṣma, Exemption of Śikhaṇḍin, and the Sarvatobhadra Array
भूरिश्रवसि संक़ुद्ध: प्राहिणोद् भरतर्षभ । इससे विकर्ण अपने रथके पिछले भागमें व्याकुल होकर बैठ गया
sañjaya uvāca | bhūriśravasi saṅkruddhaḥ prāhiṇod bharatarṣabha | tato vikarnaḥ sva-rathasya paścima-bhāge vyākulaḥ upaviśat, tasya sarvaṃ śarīraṃ rudhireṇa snātaṃ babhūva | bharataśreṣṭha! tataḥ param ameya-ātma-balena sampanno ghaṭotkacaḥ kruddhaḥ san bhūriśravāya pañcadaśa nārācān prāhiṇot |
Sinabi ni Sanjaya: O bantayog sa mga Bharata, sa galit laban kay Bhūrishravas ay pinakawalan niya ang kanyang sandata. Si Vikarna, nabalisa, ay napaupo sa hulihang bahagi ng kanyang karwahe; ang buong katawan niya’y naligo sa dugo. Pagkaraan, O pinakamainam sa mga Bharata, si Ghaṭotkaca—na may di-masukat na lakas ng loob—ay nag-alab sa poot at nagpaputok ng labinlimang palasong bakal (nārāca) kay Bhūrishravas.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how krodha (anger) rapidly intensifies conflict: one warrior’s wrath prompts immediate retaliation, drawing more fighters into a cycle of violence. In the Mahābhārata’s ethical lens, even when actions align with battlefield duty, uncontrolled anger is shown as a force that multiplies suffering and accelerates catastrophe.
Sanjaya reports that Vikarna has been grievously wounded and collapses onto the rear of his chariot, covered in blood. Immediately afterward, Ghaṭotkaca, empowered by immense inner strength, becomes enraged and shoots fifteen nārāca arrows at Bhūrishravas, continuing the fierce exchange of missiles in the Kurukṣetra war.