Shloka 51
Sauptika Parva, Adhyaya 8 — Dhṛṣṭadyumna-vadha and the Camp’s Nocturnal Rout
ततः परमसंक्रुद्धः पितुर्वधमनुस्मरन्
tataḥ paramasaṃkruddhaḥ pitur vadham anusmaran
Pagkaraan, sinakmal siya ng sukdulang poot habang paulit-ulit na inaalala ang pagpaslang sa kanyang ama—ang isip ay itinutulak ng dalamhati at paghihiganti, at ang paghatol ay nalalabuan ng alaala ng gayong kamalian.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unchecked anger fueled by obsessive remembrance of injury—especially the death of a loved one—can overpower discernment and push one toward ethically destructive choices; the verse highlights how grief can harden into vengeance.
Sañjaya describes a warrior becoming intensely enraged as he repeatedly recalls his father's killing, a mental state that prepares the ground for retaliatory action in the grim aftermath of the war.