Shloka 59
अमर्षाद् भरतश्रेष्ठ पुत्रस्ते समकुप्यत । उत्थाय तु महाबाहुर्महानाग इव श्वसन्
amarṣād bharataśreṣṭha putras te samakupyata | utthāya tu mahābāhur mahānāga iva śvasan ||
Sañjaya said: O best of the Bharatas, your son, overcome by intolerant wrath, flared up in anger. Rising to his feet, the mighty-armed one breathed hard, like a great elephant—his fury swelling into action amid the moral collapse of war.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how amarṣa (resentful intolerance) quickly hardens into krodha (anger), which drives impulsive action. In the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame, such anger is a sign of inner imbalance and a catalyst for further adharma in the chaos of war.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Duryodhana, provoked and unable to bear the situation, rises in fury. His heavy, elephant-like breathing conveys mounting rage and readiness to act, signaling an escalation in the battlefield drama.