Shloka 22
Śikhaṇḍin’s Transformation, Daśārṇa Verification, and Kubera’s Conditional Curse
Udyoga Parva 193
क्रोधाद् यं पुरुषं पश्येस्तथा शक्रसमद्युते । सक्षिप्रं न भवेद् व्यक्तमिति त्वां वेशझि कौरव
krodhād yaṁ puruṣaṁ paśyes tathā śakra-samadyute | sa kṣipraṁ na bhaved vyaktam iti tvāṁ veda hi kaurava || indreṇa sama-tejasvī kuru-nandana! āp krodha-pūrvak jis puruṣ ko dekh leṁ, vah śīghra hī naṣṭ ho jāyagā—āpke is prabhāv ko maiṁ jānātā hūṁ ||
युधिष्ठिर बोले—इन्द्र के समान तेजस्वी कुरुनन्दन! तुम क्रोध में जिस पुरुष पर दृष्टि डालते हो, वह अधिक देर तक टिक नहीं पाता; शीघ्र ही नष्ट हो जाता है। तुम्हारा यह प्रभाव मैं जानता हूँ—तुम्हारा तेज इन्द्र के तुल्य है।
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Uncontrolled anger, especially in the powerful, becomes destructive: a wrathful glance or act can swiftly ruin others. The verse warns that might must be governed by restraint and dharma, not by krodha.
In the Udyoga Parva’s tense pre-war negotiations, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses a Kaurava figure, acknowledging his Indra-like splendor and emphasizing how dangerous his anger is—implying a plea for self-control and avoidance of rash, ruinous action.