Shloka 40
Adhyāya 14: Śalya’s Missile-Pressure and the Pāṇḍava Convergence (शल्यस्य शरवर्षम्)
त्रिशिखां भ्रुकुटीं कृत्वा सक्किणी परिसंलिहन्
triśikhāṃ bhrukuṭīṃ kṛtvā sakkiṇī pariśaṃlihan, sa bhauṃhōṃko trijagahase ṭeṛhī karke apane galapharoṃko cāṭane lagā, aura surathakī ora roṣapūrvaka dekhakar dhanuṣkī pratyañcākoṃ sāpha karke usane yamadaṇḍa-samāna tejasvī tīkṣṇa nārācaka prahāra kiyā
サンジャヤは言った。眉を三重の皺となるほど吊り上げ、唇を舐めつつ、彼は怒りに燃えてスラタを睨み据えた。ついで弓弦を整え、まっすぐに張り備えるや、鋭く輝くナラーチャの矢を放った――閻魔の杖にも似て恐るべき一矢。怒りが自制を覆い尽くすとき、武人を死の決意へと駆り立てる無慈悲な覚悟がそこに現れていた。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger manifests physically and quickly turns into lethal action. Ethically, it warns that krodha narrows judgment: once wrath takes over, the warrior’s skill becomes an instrument of death rather than disciplined duty.
Sañjaya describes a combatant’s furious preparation: he frowns, licks his lips, fixes his bowstring, and shoots a sharp nārāca at Suratha, likened to Yama’s staff to emphasize the deadly intent and imminent danger.