Shloka 25
Duryodhana-śibira-praveśaḥ — The Pāṇḍavas Enter the Kaurava Camp; The Burning of Arjuna’s Chariot
प्रजानाथ! श्रीकृष्णके मुखसे यह आक्षेपयुक्त वचन सुन राजा दुर्योधन अमर्षके वशीभूत होकर उठा और दोनों हाथ पृथ्वीपर टेककर चूतड़के सहारे बैठ गया ।। दृष्टिं भ्रूसडुकटां कृत्वा वासुदेवे न्न्यपातयत् | अर्धोन्नतशरीरस्य रूपमासीन्नूपस्य तु
prajānātha! śrīkṛṣṇake mukhase yaḥ ākṣepayuktaṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā rājā duryodhana amārṣavaśībhūtaḥ samuttiṣṭhat, ubhābhyāṃ hastābhyāṃ pṛthivīṃ tekitvā cūtṛḍa-sahāyena upāviśat. dṛṣṭiṃ bhrūsaṅkuṭāṃ kṛtvā vāsudeve nyapātayat; ardhonnataśarīrasya rūpam āsīt nṛpasya tu.
Wahai penguasa manusia! Mendengar daripada mulut Śrī Kṛṣṇa kata-kata yang mencela dan menuduh itu, Raja Duryodhana dikuasai amarah yang tidak tertahan. Dia bangkit, lalu menekan kedua-dua tangan ke tanah dan duduk semula bertumpu pada pinggul. Dengan kening berkerut tajam, dia memaku pandangannya pada Vāsudeva; tubuh raja kekal separuh terangkat, seakan-akan tergantung antara menahan diri dan meledak—tanda keangkuhan yang terluka oleh teguran dharma.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how wounded pride and amārṣa (resentful intolerance) can overpower judgment: moral reproof meant to correct instead provokes hostility in one attached to ego and power. It implicitly warns that ethical counsel bears fruit only where humility and self-control are present.
Sañjaya describes Duryodhana’s physical reaction after hearing Kṛṣṇa’s accusatory/reproachful words: he rises in anger, then sits braced on the ground, frowning and staring at Vāsudeva, his body half-lifted—showing agitation and readiness to respond harshly.