Shloka 15
पाण्डवानां वनप्रस्थानवर्णनम् / The Pāṇḍavas’ Departure for the Forest
Vidura’s Report and Portents
क़ुद्धस्प तस्य सर्वेभ्य: स्रोतोभ्य: पावकर्चिष: । वृक्षस्येव विनिश्चेरु: कोटरेभ्य: प्रदह्यत:
kuddhas tu tasya sarvebhyaḥ srotobhyaḥ pāvakārcīṣaḥ | vṛkṣasyeva viniśceruḥ koṭarebhyaḥ pradahyataḥ ||
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະກ່າວວ່າ: ໃນຄວາມໂກດຂອງພີມເສນາ ປານກັບມີປະກາຍໄຟພຸ່ງອອກຈາກທຸກຊ່ອງທາງໃນຮ່າງກາຍ; ເຫມືອນໄຟລຸກພຸ່ງອອກຈາກຮູໂພງຂອງຕົ້ນໄມ້ເມື່ອມັນກຳລັງໄໝ້. ບົດນີ້ຊີ້ໃຫ້ເຫັນວ່າ ຄວາມໂກດທີ່ບໍ່ຖືກຄວບຄຸມ ອາດປ່ຽນຜູ້ປົກປ້ອງຜູ້ຊອບທຳໃຫ້ກາຍເປັນພະລັງທຳລາຍ ແລະປູທາງໄປສູ່ຜົນຮ້າຍອັນຮຸນແຮງໃນຄວາມພັງທະລາຍທາງສິນທຳຂອງສະພາ.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses a vivid simile to warn that anger, even in a strong and otherwise dharmic hero, can become consuming and dangerous—like fire spreading from within—thereby threatening discernment and ethical restraint.
In the Sabha (royal assembly) setting, Bhīmasena is portrayed as seething with rage; the poet describes his fury as if sparks are erupting from his body, comparable to flames shooting from the hollows of a burning tree, heightening the tension and hinting at impending retaliation.