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

Sañjaya said: Others, overcome and maddened by anger, bit their lips with their teeth. The kings, unable to contain their fury, showed their agitation through such involuntary gestures.

Word by Word

• अपरे: others
• अपरे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• दशनैः: with (their) teeth
• दशनैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशन
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• ओष्ठान्: lips
• ओष्ठान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अदशन्: bit / chewed
• Type: Verb
• Root: दश्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural

• क्रोध-मूर्च्छिताः: overcome/possessed by anger
• क्रोध-मूर्च्छिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोध + मूर्च्छित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• kings (nareśāḥ, implied by context)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

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.

What is happening in the narrative?

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.