Shloka 67
हताश्व॑ रथमुत्सृज्य त्वरमाणो नरोत्तम: । तस्थौ विस्फारयंश्वापं क्रोधरक्तेक्षण: श्वसन्
hatāśvaṁ ratham utsṛjya tvaramāṇo narottamaḥ | tasthau visphārayaṁś cāpaṁ krodha-rakte-kṣaṇaḥ śvasan ||
Sañjaya sprach: „Seinen nun pferdelosen Wagen zurücklassend, sprang jener Beste der Männer eilig herab und stellte sich auf den Boden. Schwer atmend, die Augen vor Zorn gerötet, ließ er seinen Bogen dröhnen – sein Grimm wurde zu wildem Entschluss, den Kampf trotz des Verlustes seines Gefährts fortzusetzen.“
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) can rapidly harden into determination and aggression. In the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame, such wrath-driven resolve may produce immediate martial effectiveness, yet it also signals a loss of inner restraint—often portrayed as a force that clouds judgment and deepens the cycle of violence.
Sañjaya describes Śakuni’s reaction after his chariot becomes horseless: he abandons the disabled chariot, quickly takes position on the ground, pants with fury, and twangs his bow—an audible sign of readiness to continue fighting despite the setback.