Shloka 20
मैत्रेयागमनम् — The Arrival of Maitreya and the Admonition to Duryodhana
पश्यतां पाण्डुपुत्राणां नाशयामास वीर्यवान् । स नष्टमायो5तिबल: क्रोधविस्फारितेक्षण:
paśyatāṃ pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ nāśayāmāsa vīryavān | sa naṣṭamāyo 'tibalaḥ krodhavisphāritekṣaṇaḥ ||
Di hadapan mata putera-putera Pāṇḍu, yang perkasa itu melakukan pemusnahan. Mayanya telah lenyap, namun dia masih memiliki kekuatan luar biasa; dia merenung dengan mata terbeliak kerana amarah—suatu gambaran tentang kemarahan yang tidak terkawal, yang menukar kekuatan menjadi kebinasaan.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how unchecked anger (krodha) can dominate even the strong and valiant, turning prowess into destructive action; ethical strength in the Mahābhārata is repeatedly tied to self-mastery rather than mere physical power.
Vidura describes a powerful figure who, in full view of the Pāṇḍavas, causes destruction; his deceptive power or stratagem (māyā) is gone, yet he remains immensely strong, glaring with rage—emphasizing the scene’s intensity and moral warning.