Mahabharata 9.17.36 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 17, Shloka 36
Śalya-hatānantarāṇi: Madrarāja-padānugānāṃ praskandana and the Pandava counter-encirclement (शल्यहतानन्तराणि—मद्रराजपदानुगानां प्रस्कन्दनम्)
स धर्मराजो निहताश्वसूत: क्रोधेन दीप्तो ज्वलनप्रकाश: । दृष्टवा च मद्राधिपतिं सम तूर्ण समभ्यधावत् तमरिं बलेन
sa dharmarājo nihatāśvasūtaḥ krodhena dīpto jvalanaprakāśaḥ | dṛṣṭvā ca madrādhipatiṃ śalyaṃ tūṛṇaṃ samabhyadhāvat tam ariṃ balena ||
Sañjaya nói: Vua Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira, khi ngựa và xa phu đã bị giết, bừng cháy cơn giận như lửa. Thấy Śalya, chúa tể xứ Madra, ông liền lao tới nhanh chóng và mạnh mẽ tấn công kẻ thù ấy.
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Even the most dharmic person can be shaken by loss; the verse highlights how grief can ignite anger, and how the ethical challenge in war is to act with restraint and purpose rather than be ruled by wrath.
After Yudhiṣṭhira’s horses and charioteer are killed, he becomes fiercely enraged. Spotting Śalya, the Madra king, he charges at him with full force on the battlefield.
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