Shloka 316
Adhyāya 111 (Book 6): Daśama-dina-saṃgrāma—Bhīṣma’s Counsel to Yudhiṣṭhira and the Śikhaṇḍin-Led Advance
निजघ्ने समरे क्रुद्धो हस्त्यश्व॑ चामितं बहु । उन्होंने बल और क्रोधसे चलाये हुए नाना प्रकारके अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंकी वर्षद्वारा समरांगणमें उन पाँचों महारथियोंको मार डाला और कुपित होकर असंख्य हाथी-घोड़ोंका भी संहार कर डाला
nijaghne samare kruddho hastyaśvaṃ cāmitaṃ bahu |
三阇耶说：在鏖战之中，他怒火炽盛，击杀了多得不可计量的象马之众。凭借力量与忿怒，他倾泻出百般兵刃如暴雨，斩落敌方诸勇将及其军势。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how krodha (anger) in the context of war amplifies harm: once wrath governs action, destruction spreads from targeted opponents to vast numbers of beings and resources (mounts, troops), underscoring the ethical peril of rage-driven combat.
Sañjaya reports that a warrior, furious in battle, unleashes overwhelming force and weapons, resulting in the killing of many—specifically an immeasurable number of elephants and horses—conveying the intensity and scale of the fighting.