Shloka 18
Pāṇḍava-senā-niryāṇa and Vyūha-vibhāga (पाण्डवसेनानिर्याण तथा व्यूहविभाग)
उदतिष्ठत् स वेगेन क्रोधेन प्रज्वलजन्निव । उद्वृत्य सहसा नेत्रे दन्तान् कटकटाय्य च
udatiṣṭhat sa vegena krodhena prajvalann iva | udvṛtya sahasā netre dantān kaṭakaṭāyya ca ||
Sañjaya sprach: Er sprang mit jähem Schwung auf, als stünde er in Flammen vor Zorn. Im selben Augenblick verdrehte er die Augen und knirschte mit den Zähnen.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger manifests physically and rapidly overwhelms composure; ethically, it warns that unchecked wrath is a precursor to harmful speech and action, especially in moments leading toward conflict.
Sañjaya describes a person abruptly rising in a surge of rage—eyes rolling and teeth gnashing—indicating an escalation of tension and an imminent, potentially violent response within the war-preparatory setting of the Udyoga Parva.