Shloka 49
ततः क्रुद्धो महाराज पार्षतः परवीरहा । द्रोणाय चिक्षेप गदां यमदण्डोपमां रणे,महाराज! तब शत्रुवीरोंका संहार करनेवाले धृष्टद्युम्नने कुपित हो द्रोणाचार्यपर गदा चलायी, जो रणभूमिमें यमदण्डके समान भयंकर थी
tataḥ kruddho mahārāja pārṣataḥ paravīrahā | droṇāya cikṣepa gadāṃ yamadaṇḍopamāṃ raṇe ||
三阇耶说道：于是，王啊，普利沙塔之子——屠戮敌方勇士者——在战阵中怒火勃发，向德罗那掷出一柄钉头槌，凶怖如阎摩之杖。此景昭示：沙场之怒能驱使名将亦趋于决绝的毁灭之举，武士之责与私怨在致命的意志中交汇。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) intensifies violence and narrows judgment in war: a warrior’s duty to fight can become entangled with personal rage, and the imagery of Yama’s rod stresses the ethical gravity of actions that aim at death.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Dhṛṣṭadyumna, furious in battle, throws a terrifying mace at Droṇācārya—an aggressive, potentially decisive strike against a foremost commander.