Shloka 38
भीष्मस्य शरशय्या-प्राप्तिः
Bhīṣma’s Fall to the Arrow-Bed
हैडिम्बस्तु रणे राजन् दुर्मुखं शत्रुतापनम् । आजपघानोरसि क़्ुद्ध: शरेणानतपर्वणा
haiḍimbas tu raṇe rājan durmukhaṁ śatrutāpanam | ājaghānorasi kruddhaḥ śareṇānataparvaṇā ||
三阇耶说道：大王啊，在激战之中，希丁芭之子怒火炽盛，以一支节处弯曲之箭射中杜尔穆迦——那灼敌之人——的胸膛。此事昭示：战争里，愤怒使暴烈更锋利，顷刻便将武勇化作切实的创伤。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the immediacy of karmic consequence within the battlefield: anger (krodha) intensifies harm and accelerates downfall. Even celebrated martial prowess becomes ethically precarious when driven by rage rather than disciplined duty.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Ghaṭotkaca (the son of Hiḍimbā), enraged in combat, shoots Durmukha in the chest with a distinctive arrow described as having bent joints (ānata-parvan).