Shloka 35
ततः परमसंक्रुद्धो रथात् प्रस्कन्द्य स द्विज: । पदातिरुत्पथेनैव प्राद्रवद् दक्षिणामुख:
tataḥ parama-saṅkruddho rathāt praskandya sa dvijaḥ | padātir utpathenaiva prādravad dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ ||
Then, seized with extreme anger, that brahmin leapt down from his chariot. Becoming a foot-traveller, he ran off at once by an off-road path, heading south—his agitation driving him to abandon the proper way and flee in haste.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how uncontrolled anger disrupts proper conduct: the enraged man abandons his chariot and even the regular road, rushing off impulsively. Ethically, it points to the dharmic value of restraint and steadiness, especially for a dvija expected to embody disciplined behavior.
Vāyudeva describes a brahmin who, overcome by intense anger, jumps down from his chariot and runs away on foot, taking an off-road route and moving southward—an image of hurried flight driven by agitation.