Shloka 9
काकोपमोपदेशः
The Crow-and-Swan Exemplum as Counsel to Karṇa
ततो युधिष्ठिर: क्रुद्ध: प्रभिन्न इव कुड्जर:
tato yudhiṣṭhiraḥ kruddhaḥ prabhinna iva kuñjaraḥ
Bấy giờ Yudhiṣṭhira nổi giận, như voi đực đang kỳ động dục—sự điềm tĩnh bị chấn động bởi sức ép chiến trường.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical strain of warfare: even a dharma-minded king like Yudhiṣṭhira can be driven into fierce anger. It implicitly warns that righteous intent must continually contend with powerful emotions, especially under the demands of kṣatriya duty.
Sañjaya reports that Yudhiṣṭhira becomes intensely angry, compared to a rut-maddened elephant—an image signaling a sudden surge of unstoppable martial energy and a shift from restraint to aggressive action in the battle context.