Mahabharata 7.136.7 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 136, Shloka 7
Chapter 136: Pandava Counter-Encirclement and the Vāyavya-Astra Disruption
सो5तिविद्धों महाराज पाण्डवेन यशस्विना । सृक्किणी लेलिहन् वीर: क्रोधरक्तान्तलोचन:,महाराज! यशस्वी पाण्डुपुत्रके द्वारा अत्यन्त घायल होकर वीर कर्ण क्रोधसे लाल आँखें करके अपने दोनों जबड़ोंको चाटने लगा
so 'tividdho mahārāja pāṇḍavena yaśasvinā | sṛkkīṇī lelihan vīraḥ krodha-raktānta-locanaḥ ||
સંજય બોલ્યો—મહારાજ! યશસ્વી પાંડવ દ્વારા અત્યંત વિદ્ધ થયેલો વીર કર્ણ ક્રોધથી આંખોના ખૂણા લાલ કરી હોઠ ચાટવા લાગ્યો।
संजय उवाच
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The verse highlights how injury in war can inflame anger and wounded honor, reminding readers that unchecked wrath intensifies violence and clouds judgment—an ethical warning embedded within the depiction of kṣatriya conflict.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Karṇa has been severely struck by a Pāṇḍava; in pain and fury, Karṇa’s eyes redden and he licks his lips, signaling a surge of rage and readiness to retaliate.
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