Shloka 56
न मृष्याद् भूशसंक्रुद्धो मां दृष्टया तु सशोणितम् । विराटमिह सामात्यं हन््यात् सबलवाहनम्
na mṛṣyād bhūśaṁsaṁkruddho māṁ dṛṣṭvā tu saśoṇitam | virāṭam iha sāmātyaṁ hanyāt sabalavāhanam ||
قال فايشَمبايانا: «لو رآني هنا مُضمَّخًا بالدم، فاستبدّ به الغضب العنيف ولم يطق احتمال ذلك، لربما قتل الملك فيرَاطَة في الحال—مع وزرائه وجنده، ومع مركباته ودوابه.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how uncontrolled anger, triggered by a shocking sight (a loved one seen bloodied), can escalate into disproportionate violence that harms not only an individual but an entire polity—king, ministers, and forces—underscoring the ethical need for restraint.
Vaiśampāyana describes a potential outcome: if a powerful person sees the speaker wounded and becomes intensely enraged, he may retaliate by killing King Virāṭa along with his ministers and military resources, indicating the dangerous stakes surrounding the incident.