Shloka 42
Bhīmasena’s Kalinga Engagement and the Approach of Bhīṣma (भीमसेन-कालिङ्ग-संग्रामः)
तर्जयन्ति च संद्ृष्टास्तत्र तत्र परस्परम् | आदश्य दशनैश्लवापि क्रोधात् सरदनच्छदम्
tarjayanti ca saṃdṛṣṭās tatra tatra parasparam | ādaśya daśanaiḥ ślāvāpi krodhāt saradanacchadam ||
Dijo Sañjaya: Dondequiera que se avistaban, se amenazaban una y otra vez. En su ira incluso mostraban los dientes, endureciendo el rostro con hostilidad—señales de mentes tomadas por la cólera mientras se alzaba el furor de la batalla.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) quickly manifests outwardly—through threats and aggressive gestures—showing the ethical danger of wrath in war: it dehumanizes opponents and clouds discernment, making restraint and self-control crucial even amid conflict.
Sañjaya describes the combatants on the battlefield: whenever they come face to face, they exchange threats and display fierce anger, even baring their teeth—an image of escalating hostility as the fighting intensifies.