Shloka 31
Adhyāya 45 — Duryodhana’s Distress, Śakuni’s Counsel, and the Summons for Dyūta
हस्तैर्हस्ताग्रमपरे प्रत्यपिंषन्नमर्षिता: । अपरे दशनैरोष्ठानदशन् क्रोधमूर्च्छिता:,कुछ अन्य नरेश अत्यन्त अमर्षमें भरकर हाथोंसे हाथ मसलने लगे तथा दूसरे लोग क्रोधसे मूर्च्छित होकर दाँतोंसे ओठ चबाने लगे
hastair hastāgram apare pratyapiṁṣann amarṣitāḥ | apare daśanair oṣṭhān adaśan krodha-mūrcchitāḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Ada raja yang mendidih dengan rasa tidak puas hati, menggosok-gosok tangan dalam gelisah; ada pula yang dikuasai amarah hingga hampir pengsan, menggigit bibir dengan gigi. Itulah tanda-tanda lahir bagi ribut batin—dengki dan maruah yang terluka—yang sedang mengumpul tenaga dalam dewan para raja.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unchecked anger and resentment reveal themselves through involuntary gestures and quickly corrode discernment in public life; in a royal assembly, such passions become seeds of adharma, pushing leaders toward rash speech and harmful action.
In the sabhā (royal court), several kings react to events with visible agitation: some rub their hands in pent-up indignation, while others bite their lips, overwhelmed by anger—signaling rising hostility among the assembled rulers.