Shloka 3
Somadatta–Sātyaki Engagement; Bhīma’s Interventions; Droṇa–Yudhiṣṭhira Astra Exchange
Book 7, Chapter 132
उवाच चैन पुत्रस्ते संरम्भाद् रक्तलोचन:
uvāca cainaṁ putras te saṁrambhād rakta-locanaḥ
Sañjaya said: Then your son, his eyes reddened with furious agitation, spoke to him—his anger rising in the heat of the battle and the strain of duty and rivalry.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how inner states—especially anger and agitation—shape speech and decision-making. In the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame, uncontrolled saṁrambha (impetuous wrath) clouds judgment and can drive actions away from dharma, particularly in the pressures of war and leadership.
Sañjaya continues his report to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, introducing that Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son (Duryodhana) speaks next. The description 'red-eyed from agitation' signals Duryodhana’s heightened anger and sets the emotional tone for the ensuing dialogue.