Shloka 8
Karṇa-vadha-pratyaya: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Verification of Karṇa’s Fall (कर्णवध-प्रत्ययः)
क्रुद्धोर्जुनो अभिदुद्राव व्याक्षिपन् गाण्डिवं धनु: । इस प्रकार सेनाओंकी व्यूह-रचना हो जानेपर रणभूमिमें संशप्तकोंकी ओर देखकर क्रोधमें भरे हुए अर्जुनने गाण्डीव धनुषकी टंकार करते हुए उनपर आक्रमण किया ।।
sañjaya uvāca
kruddho 'rjuno 'bhidudrāva vyākṣipan gāṇḍīvaṃ dhanuḥ |
atha saṃśaptakāḥ pārtham abhyadhāvan vadhaiṣiṇaḥ ||
Sañjaya nói: Trong cơn phẫn nộ, Arjuna lao thẳng lên, vung cây cung Gāṇḍīva. Khi các đạo quân đã bày xong trận thế, nhìn về phía những Saṃśaptaka, Arjuna đầy giận dữ liền kéo cung làm vang tiếng dây cung rồi xông đánh họ. Bấy giờ những Saṃśaptaka—mang ý chí quyết giết—cũng lao thẳng vào Pārtha.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger and vowed enmity can propel combatants into decisive action, intensifying the ethical stakes of warfare. It implicitly contrasts disciplined duty with passion-driven aggression, reminding readers that in dharma-yuddha the inner state (krodha vs. restraint) shapes the moral weight of action.
After the battle formations are arranged, Arjuna—angered—charges forward while wielding his bow Gāṇḍīva. In response, the Saṃśaptakas, a group bound by a fierce vow and seeking Arjuna’s death, rush to engage him directly.