Shloka 3
सतुतंप्रतिविव्याध नवभिर्निशितै: शरै: । सारथिं चास्य भल््लेन भृशं क्रुद्धोभ्यताडयत्,इससे दुर्योधनको बड़ा क्रोध हुआ। उसने युधिष्ठिरको नौ तीखे बाणोंसे बेधकर बदला चुकाया और उनके सारथिपर भी एक भल्लका प्रहार किया
sa tu taṁ prativivyādha navabhir niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ | sārathiṁ cāsya bhallena bhṛśaṁ kruddho 'bhyatāḍayat ||
اس سے دُریودھن سخت غضبناک ہوا۔ اس نے بدلہ لیتے ہوئے یدھشٹھِر کو نو تیز تیروں سے چھید ڈالا اور غصّے میں اُن کے سارتھی پر بھی ایک بھلّہ تیر کا سخت وار کیا۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical danger of krodha (anger): retaliation in war can become excessive and indiscriminate, extending even to non-combatant aides like a charioteer. It cautions that loss of self-control distorts judgment, even within the accepted framework of kṣatriya warfare.
In the ongoing battle, Duryodhana—angered—repays an attack by shooting Yudhiṣṭhira with nine sharp arrows and then, in heightened fury, also strikes Yudhiṣṭhira’s charioteer with a bhalla.