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

Dushyanta said: "Her eyes, reddened by agitation and offended anger, and her lips trembling, she cast a sidelong glance at the kingas if her look itself would scorch him."

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

Cross References

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.