Shloka 8
Bhīma–Duryodhana Gadāyuddha Saṃkalpa
Resolve for the Mace Duel
श्रुत्वा स कटुका वाचो विषमस्थो नराधिप: । दीर्घमुष्णं च नि:श्वस्य सलिलस्थ: पुन: पुन:
śrutvā sa kaṭukā vāco viṣamastho narādhipaḥ | dīrgham uṣṇaṃ ca niḥśvasya salilasthaḥ punaḥ punaḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: Mendengar kata-kata yang pedih itu, sang raja—terjepit dalam keadaan yang gawat—berdiri di dalam air dan berulang kali menghela napas panjang yang panas.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Harsh speech has immediate moral and psychological consequences: it can wound, destabilize judgment, and deepen suffering—especially in moments of crisis—so restraint and responsibility in speech are ethically significant.
Sañjaya narrates that the king, after hearing bitter words, becomes inwardly shaken; he repeatedly exhales long, burning sighs, portrayed with the vivid simile of someone submerged in water—overwhelmed and struggling under the weight of events.