Shloka 33
द्रौणि-पार्षतयोर्युद्धम् | The Duel of Aśvatthāmā
Drauṇi) and Dhṛṣṭadyumna (Pārṣata
अन्योन्यमभिवीक्षन्ती कोपाद् विवृतलोचनौ । प्रहसन्तौ तथान्योन्यं भर्त्सयन्तौ मुहुर्मुहु:
anyonyam abhivīkṣantī kopād vivṛtalocanau | prahasantau tathānyonyaṁ bhartsayantau muhur muhuḥ ||
قال سنجيا: وبالغضب وقد اتسعت أعينهما، ظلا يحدّقان أحدهما في الآخر؛ ومرّة بعد مرّة كانا يضحكان سخريةً، ويقذف كلٌّ منهما صاحبه بالتهكّم والسباب مرارًا—صورةٌ لغضبٍ وازدراءٍ يطغيان على ضبط النفس وسط اندفاع الحرب المُوحِش.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (kopa) distorts perception and conduct: wide-eyed fixation, derisive laughter, and repeated taunting replace self-restraint. In the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame, such loss of composure is a symptom of adharma’s spread in war, warning that inner discipline is as crucial as outer victory.
Sañjaya describes two opposing warriors (implied by the dual forms) locked in a hostile exchange: they glare at each other in rage, mock one another, and repeatedly trade harsh rebukes—setting the emotional tone for an imminent clash.