Shloka 21
भीमसेनस्य कौरवसुतवधः तथा श्रुतर्वावधः
Slaying of Kaurava princes and the fall of Śrutarvā
दुर्योधनके प्रहारसे अत्यन्त घायल हुए महाथधनुर्धर धृष्टद्युम्न अंकुशसे पीड़ित हुए हाथीके समान कुपित हो उठे और उन्होंने अपने बाणोंद्वारा उसके चारों घोड़ोंको मौतके हवाले कर दिया तथा एक भल्लसे उसके सारथिका भी सिर धड़से काट लिया
sañjaya uvāca | duryodhana-prāhāreṇātyanta-ghāyalo mahā-dhanurdharaḥ dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ aṅkuśa-pīḍita iva hastī kupito babhūva | sa ca svabāṇaiḥ tasya catvāro 'śvān mṛtyu-lokaṃ nināya, ekēna bhallena ca tasya sārathēḥ śiraḥ kāyāt apāharat |
散阇耶说道：被都利约陀那重重击中，伟大的弓手德里什塔丢摩那虽身负重创，却如被钩棒刺痛的战象般怒火腾起。他以箭矢将都利约陀那的四匹战马尽数送入死地，又以一支阔刃箭斩落车夫之首，使其与躯体分离。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how pain and provocation can ignite wrath, and how anger in war rapidly intensifies harm. It implicitly warns that even celebrated warriors may commit severe acts when driven by retaliation, illustrating the ethical deterioration that prolonged conflict can produce.
After being badly wounded by Duryodhana’s attack, Dhrishtadyumna becomes furious like a goaded elephant. He shoots down Duryodhana’s four horses and then, with a single broad-headed arrow, beheads the charioteer.