Shloka 22

अध्याय ७४: अक्रोध–क्षमा–निवासनीति

Chapter 74: Non-anger, Forbearance, and the Ethics of Residence

Devanagari script

संरम्भामर्षताम्राक्षी स्फुरमाणौष्ठसम्पुटा । कटाक्षनिर्दिहन्तीव तिर्यगू राजानमैक्षत,क्रोध और अमर्षसे उसकी आँखें लाल हो गयीं, ओठ फड़कने लगे और मानो जला देगी, इस भावसे टेढ़ी चितवनद्वारा राजाकी ओर देखने लगी

Transliteration

sarambh0mara-t01mr01k92 sphuram0147au636dha-sampu6d01 | ka6d01k63a-nirdihant2va tiryag 6b r01j01nam aik63ata ||

Translation

Duṣyanta dit : «Ses yeux, rougis par l’emportement et la colère blessée, et ses lèvres frémissantes, elle jeta au roi un regard de biais, comme si ce regard même devait le brûler».

Word by Word

संरम्भामर्षताम्राक्षीshe whose eyes were copper-red from anger and resentment

स्फुरमाणौष्ठसम्पुटाshe whose lip-closure was quivering

कटाक्षनिर्दिहन्तीburning (him) with side-glances

इवas if

तिर्यक्sideways, obliquely

उindeed/just (emphatic particle)

राजानम्the king

ऐक्षतshe looked (at)

Speaker

दुष्यन्त उवाच

Characters & Entities

Dushyanta

the king (r01j01)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how inner states like indignation and agitation manifest outwardly and can become morally forceful: a mere glance can function as censure. In the Mahabharataas ethical world, such visible anger signals a breach of trust and warns the king that his conduct is being judged.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dushyanta describes a womanas reaction: her eyes redden with offended anger, her lips tremble, and she looks at the king with a scorching sidelong glance, conveying intense reproach and confrontation.