Shloka 14
Pāṇḍava-senā-niryāṇa and Vyūha-vibhāga (पाण्डवसेनानिर्याण तथा व्यूहविभाग)
धृष्टद्युम्न: शिखण्डी च सात्यकिश्व महारथ: । केकया भ्रातर: पज्च राक्षसक्ष घटोत्कच:
sañjaya uvāca | dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ śikhaṇḍī ca sātyakiś ca mahārathaḥ | kekayā bhrātaraḥ pañca rākṣasaś ca ghaṭotkacaḥ | dantān danteṣu niṣpiṣya sṛkkiṇī parilelihan |
Sañjaya berkata: “Dhṛṣṭadyumna, Śikhaṇḍī, maharathi Sātyaki, lima bersaudara Kekaya, dan rākṣasa Ghaṭotkaca—mengertap gigi dan menjilat hujung bibir—bangkit dari tempat duduk mereka dalam amarah. Mata mereka merah menyala; mereka menggenggam lengan yang elok berhias—bergelang lengan, beruntaian mutiara, dan berkerongsang, disapu pes cendana merah—menandakan kesiapsiagaan untuk membalas penghinaan dengan kekuatan, tatkala krisis dharma kian menghampiri perang.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how quickly anger can surge in moments of political and moral crisis; it implicitly contrasts raw martial impulse with the need for dharmic restraint and right judgment before violence becomes inevitable.
Sañjaya describes key Pāṇḍava-aligned warriors reacting with visible fury—rising from their seats and showing aggressive bodily signs—indicating that negotiations and tensions are pushing the assembly toward open war.