Shloka 49
Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Duel and the Discharge of the Śakti (शल्यवधप्रसङ्गः)
विवृताक्षश्व कौन्तेयो वेपमानश्व मन्युना । चिच्छेद योधान् निशितै: शरै: शतसहसत्रश:
vivṛtākṣaś ca kaunteyo vepamānaś ca manyunā | ciccheda yodhān niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ śata-sahasraśaḥ ||
三阇耶说道：昆蒂之子双目圆睁，凶烈逼人，因忿怒（曼纽）而周身战栗；他以剃刃般锋利的箭矢斩落诸战士——成百上千地屠戮。此景凸显战阵可怖的势头：怒火化作驱力，倍增毁灭，并在战争之中考验正法（达摩）所能容忍的界限。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (manyu) can intensify violence and accelerate destruction in war. Even within kṣatriya-duty, wrath is shown as a powerful, destabilizing force—raising ethical tension between necessary combat and the inner passions that can eclipse restraint.
Sañjaya describes Arjuna (Kaunteya) in a heightened battle-state—eyes wide, trembling with fury—cutting down enemy warriors with sharp arrows in enormous numbers, emphasizing the ferocity and scale of the fighting.