Shloka 10

Śiśupāla-vadha in the Rājasūya-sabhā (शिशुपालवधः — राजसूयसभायाम्)

Devanagari script

तथा पद्मप्रतीकाशे स्वभावायतविस्तृते । भूय: क्रोधाभिताम्राक्षे रक्ते नेत्रे बभूवतु:,उनकी आँखें स्वभावत: बड़ी-बड़ी और कमलके समान सुन्दर थीं। वे क्रोधके कारण अधिक लाल हो गयीं; मानो उनमें खून उतर आया हो

Transliteration

tathā padmapratīkāśe svabhāvāyatavistṛte | bhūyaḥ krodhābhitāmrākṣe rakte netre babhūvatuḥ ||

Translation

അവന്റെ കണ്ണുകൾ സ്വഭാവതഃ വലുതും വിശാലവും താമരപ്പത്റങ്ങളെപ്പോലെ മനോഹരവുമായിരുന്നു; എന്നാൽ കോപം മൂലം അവ കൂടുതൽ ജ്വലിച്ചു ചുവന്നുപോയി—അകത്ത് രക്തം കയറിയതുപോലെ തോന്നി।

Word by Word

तथाthus, in that manner

पद्म-प्रतीकाशेin the two (eyes) resembling lotuses

स्वभाव-आयत-विस्तृतेin the two (eyes) naturally long and wide

भूयःagain; further; more

क्रोध-अभि-ताम्र-अक्षेin the two (eyes) copper-red due to anger

रक्तेin the two red (eyes)

नेत्रेin the two eyes

बभूवतुःthey two became

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Anger has a corrupting force: it can overwhelm one’s natural grace and clarity, manifesting outwardly as agitation and loss of composure—an implicit warning to uphold restraint (dama) and steadiness in dharmic conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a person’s eyes: naturally large and lotus-like, they become intensely red due to rising anger, signaling an emotional escalation in the courtly scene.