Shloka 3
Somadatta–Sātyaki Engagement; Bhīma’s Interventions; Droṇa–Yudhiṣṭhira Astra Exchange
Book 7, Chapter 132
उवाच चैन पुत्रस्ते संरम्भाद् रक्तलोचन:
uvāca cainaṁ putras te saṁrambhād rakta-locanaḥ
قال سنجيا: ثم إن ابنك، وقد احمرّت عيناه من فوران الغضب واضطرام الهيجان، خاطبه؛ إذ كانت ثورته تتصاعد في لهيب المعركة وتحت وطأة الواجب ومحنة المنافسة.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how inner states—especially anger and agitation—shape speech and decision-making. In the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame, uncontrolled saṁrambha (impetuous wrath) clouds judgment and can drive actions away from dharma, particularly in the pressures of war and leadership.
Sañjaya continues his report to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, introducing that Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son (Duryodhana) speaks next. The description 'red-eyed from agitation' signals Duryodhana’s heightened anger and sets the emotional tone for the ensuing dialogue.