Shloka 30

Devanagari script

भीमसेनवच: श्रुत्वा सहदेवो5प्यमर्षण: । क्रोधसंरक्तनयनस्ततो वाक्यमुवाच ह,भीमसेनका वचन सुनकर सहदेवका भी अमर्ष जाग उठा। तब उन्होंने भी क्रोधसे आँखें लाल करके यह बात कही--

Transliteration

bhīmasenavacaḥ śrutvā sahadevo 'py amarṣaṇaḥ | krodhasaṃraktanayanas tato vākyam uvāca ha ||

Translation

Sañjaya dit : Entendant les paroles de Bhīmasena, Sahadeva, lui aussi, fut saisi d’indignation. Alors, les yeux rougis par la colère, il prit la parole—

Word by Word

भीमसेनवचःBhimasena's speech/words

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

सहदेवःSahadeva

अपिalso/even

अमर्षणःintolerant; unable to bear (insult), indignant

क्रोधसंरक्तनयनःwhose eyes were reddened with anger

ततःthen/thereupon

वाक्यम्a statement/words

उवाचsaid/spoke

हindeed/for emphasis

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

Sahadeva

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

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 unchecked anger and indignation can rapidly spread within a group, intensifying conflict. Ethically, it warns that even justified outrage must be governed by discernment (dharma), especially when decisions may lead to war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that after Bhīma speaks, Sahadeva becomes indignant and visibly enraged (eyes reddened), and he begins to speak in reply—marking a shift toward sharper, more confrontational counsel among the Pandavas.