Shloka 67
हताश्व॑ रथमुत्सृज्य त्वरमाणो नरोत्तम: । तस्थौ विस्फारयंश्वापं क्रोधरक्तेक्षण: श्वसन्
hatāśvaṁ ratham utsṛjya tvaramāṇo narottamaḥ | tasthau visphārayaṁś cāpaṁ krodha-rakte-kṣaṇaḥ śvasan ||
サンジャヤは言った。「馬を失った戦車を捨て、その人中の俊傑は急ぎ地に飛び降りて立った。荒く息をつき、怒りに目を赤くし、弓を鳴り響かせた――乗り物を失ってなお戦い続けんとする、猛き決意であった。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) can rapidly harden into determination and aggression. In the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame, such wrath-driven resolve may produce immediate martial effectiveness, yet it also signals a loss of inner restraint—often portrayed as a force that clouds judgment and deepens the cycle of violence.
Sañjaya describes Śakuni’s reaction after his chariot becomes horseless: he abandons the disabled chariot, quickly takes position on the ground, pants with fury, and twangs his bow—an audible sign of readiness to continue fighting despite the setback.