Shloka 286
Devanagari script
अपरे दशनैरोष्ठानदशन् क्रोधमूर्च्छिता: । कोई-कोई नरेश हाथसे हाथ मलने लगे। कुछ क्रोधसे आतुर हो दाँतोंसे ओठ चबाने लगे
Transliteration
apare daśanair oṣṭhān adaśan krodha-mūrcchitāḥ |
Translation
قال سنجيا: «وآخرون، وقد غمرهم الغضب حتى كاد يذهب بعقولهم، عضّوا شفاههم بأسنانهم. وكان الملوك، إذ عجزوا عن كبح سخطهم، يفضحون اضطرابهم بمثل تلك الإيماءات التي لا إرادة فيها.»
Word by Word
अपरेothers
अपरे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअपर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
दशनैःwith (their) teeth
दशनैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदशन
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
ओष्ठान्lips
ओष्ठान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootओष्ठ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अदशन्bit / chewed
अदशन्:
TypeVerb
Rootदश्
FormImperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural
क्रोध-मूर्च्छिताःovercome/possessed by anger
क्रोध-मूर्च्छिताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रोध + मूर्च्छित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaK
kings (nareśāḥ, implied by context)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Unchecked anger (krodha) overwhelms discernment and manifests outwardly; the verse highlights how wrath can seize even rulers, implying the ethical need for self-mastery amid conflict.
Sañjaya describes the reactions of some kings in the war setting: they are so enraged that they bite their lips with their teeth, a physical sign of being overpowered by anger.