Shloka 13
Pāṇḍava-senā-niryāṇa and Vyūha-vibhāga (पाण्डवसेनानिर्याण तथा व्यूहविभाग)
नरेश्वर! अर्जुनको उस अवस्थामें देखकर राजाओंकी वह समिति तथा पाण्डव महारथी सहन न कर सके ।।
sañjaya uvāca |
adhikṣepeṇa kṛṣṇasya pārthasya ca mahātmanaḥ |
śrutvā te puruṣavyāghrāḥ krodhāj jajvalur acyutāḥ ||
rājan, mahātmārjunaṃ ca śrīkṛṣṇaṃ ca prati ākṣepapūrṇaṃ vacaḥ śrutvā te vīrāḥ krodhena pradīptā babhūvuḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: Wahai raja, melihat Arjuna dalam keadaan demikian, majlis para raja dan para maharathi Pāṇḍava tidak dapat menahannya. Dan apabila mereka mendengar kata-kata sindiran serta penghinaan yang ditujukan kepada Śrī Kṛṣṇa dan Arjuna yang mulia, para wira laksana singa itu menyala dengan kemarahan yang benar.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Public disparagement of the virtuous—especially leaders who embody restraint and righteousness—provokes not merely personal anger but a collective moral reaction. The verse highlights how honor and dharma function as social forces: insult becomes an ethical trigger that accelerates conflict.
In the royal assembly context of Udyoga Parva, taunting words are spoken against Krishna and Arjuna. Hearing this, the assembled heroes (aligned with the Pāṇḍavas) cannot tolerate the affront and become inflamed with anger, signaling rising tensions on the eve of war.