Shloka 203
अपाण्डवायेति रुषा व्यसृजद् दारुणं वच: । दिव्य आयुध धारण करके खड़े हुए उन शूरवीरोंका आना वह सहन न कर सका। उस आपत्तिमें पड़कर उसने रोषपूर्वक दिव्यास्त्रका प्रयोग किया और मुखसे कठोर वचन निकाला कि “यह अस्त्र समस्त पाण्डवोंका विनाश कर डाले'
vaiśampāyana uvāca | apāṇḍavāyeti ruṣā vyasṛjad dāruṇaṃ vacaḥ | divyāyudha-dhāriṇāṃ śūrāṇām āgamanam asahyaṃ babhūva | sa āpadi patitaḥ krodhāt divyāstram amuñcat, mukhaṃ ca kaṭhoram avadat—“idaṃ astram samastapāṇḍavān vināśayiṣyati” iti |
毗湿摩耶那说道：他在盛怒中抛出残酷之言：“为毁灭般度族！”他无法忍受那些英雄屹立不动、手持天界兵器的景象；在绝境逼迫之下，他怒放神圣飞弹，并厉声宣告此器将使一切般度族走向覆灭。从伦理上看，此刻标志着他坠入狂怒与绝望：意图由交战转为灭绝，预示着不受节制的阿斯特罗之力所带来的凶险。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical danger of anger-driven action: when rage and fear govern judgment, one may resort to disproportionate, annihilative violence—especially perilous when wielding divine weapons whose effects exceed ordinary warfare. It cautions that intent and self-control are central to dharma, even amid conflict.
In the Sauptika episode’s aftermath, the narrator describes a warrior who cannot bear the opposing heroes standing ready with celestial arms. In desperation and wrath he releases a divine missile and proclaims it will destroy all the Pāṇḍavas, signaling a grave escalation from battle to total destruction.