Shloka 9
Āraṇyaka-parva, Adhyāya 17 — Śālva’s encampment and the Yādava counter-engagement at Dvārakā
अभियान तु वीरेण प्रद्युम्नेन महारणे । नामर्षयत संक्रुद्ध: शाल्व: कुरुकुलोद्ह,कुरुकुलतिलक! उस महासंग्राममें वीर प्रद्युम्नके द्वारा किया हुआ वह आक्रमण क्रुद्ध हुआ राजा शाल्व न सह सका
abhyānaṃ tu vīreṇa pradyumnena mahāraṇe | nāmarṣayat saṃkruddhaḥ śālvaḥ kurukulodvaha ||
Vāyu nói: Trong trận đại chiến ấy, vua Śālva—đang bừng bừng phẫn nộ—không thể chịu nổi đòn xung kích dữ dội do dũng sĩ Pradyumna tung ra.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse implicitly contrasts valor with uncontrolled anger: heroic action may be steady and purposeful, but rage makes one unable to endure adversity. For a ruler, loss of forbearance under provocation signals a weakening of self-mastery, an important ethical ideal in epic kingship.
Vāyu narrates that in a major battle, Pradyumna launches a powerful attack. King Śālva, already furious, finds the assault unbearable—indicating that the clash has intensified and that Śālva’s anger is being provoked by Pradyumna’s prowess.