Shloka 386
रथं रथेनाशु जगाम रोषात् किरीटिन: पुत्रवधाभितप्त: । शीघ्रतापूर्वक कार्य करनेवाला सूतपुत्र कर्ण अपने बेटेको बाणविद्ध हो रथसे नीचे गिरते देख पुत्रके वधसे संतप्त हो उठा और रोषमें भरकर रथके द्वारा अर्जुनके रथकी ओर तीव्र वेगसे चला
rathaṃ rathenāśu jagāma roṣāt kirīṭinaḥ putra-vadhābhitaptaḥ |
三阇耶说道：因爱子被杀而悲痛如焚，那位戴冠的勇士在盛怒中疾驱战车，车对车般猛冲向他的敌手。在这场战争的道德氛围里，个人的丧失点燃怒火，而怒火立刻凝结为战场上再度爆发的暴烈杀伐。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how grief (śoka) can rapidly transform into wrath (roṣa) and propel further violence. It implicitly warns that in war, personal attachment and loss easily eclipse discernment, intensifying the cycle of retaliation.
Sañjaya narrates that the diademed warrior (Kirīṭin, i.e., Arjuna) moves swiftly in anger, driving his chariot toward the opposing chariot, being deeply distressed by the killing of his son.