Shloka 26
Rājarṣi-samāgamaḥ — Yudhiṣṭhirasya Dharma-parīkṣā ca
Meeting the Royal Sage and a Dharmic Audit
सक्रोध॑ स्तब्धनयनं संदष्टदशनच्छदम् । उद्यम्य च गदां दोर्भ्या नदीतीरेष्ववस्थितम्,उनका क्रोध शान्त नहीं हुआ था। उनकी आँखें स्तब्ध हो रही थीं। वे दोनों हाथोंसे गदा उठाये और दाँतोंसे ओठ दबाये नदीके तटपर खड़े थे
sa-krodhaḥ stabdha-nayanaṁ saṁdaṣṭa-daśana-cchadam | udyamya ca gadāṁ dorbhyāṁ nadī-tīreṣv avasthitam ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。怒りはいまだ鎮まらず、眼差しは凝り固まり瞬きもしない。歯を食いしばり、唇を固く結び、両腕で棍棒を掲げて河岸に身構えて立った――ただ一瞬だけ抑え込まれた憤怒の姿であり、制御なき怒りが視線を硬化させ、暴力を呼び起こすことを告げるかのようであった。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical danger of krodha (anger): it freezes discernment (fixed eyes), tightens the body into aggression (clenched teeth), and moves one toward violence (weapon raised). It implicitly urges restraint and reflection before action, aligning with dharma as self-mastery.
The narrator describes a figure on a riverbank who remains intensely enraged, physically manifesting fury—staring rigidly, biting down, and raising a mace with both arms—suggesting an imminent confrontation or threatened attack.