Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 35
Sarasvatī-Śāpavimokṣa, Rākṣasa-Mokṣa, and Aruṇā-Tīrtha
Indra–Namuci Expiation
तमानीत॑ सरस्वत्या दृष्टवा कोपसमन्वित: । अथान्वेषत् प्रहरणं वसिष्ठान्तकरं तदा,सरस्वतीद्वारा लाये हुए वसिष्ठको देखकर विश्वामित्र कुपित हो उठे और उनके जीवनका अन्त कर देनेके लिये कोई हथियार दूँढ़ने लगे
tam ānītaṃ sarasvatyā dṛṣṭvā kopasamanvitaḥ | athānvaiṣat praharaṇaṃ vasiṣṭhāntakaraṃ tadā ||
ဆရஸဝတီမြစ်က ခေါ်လာသော ဝသိဋ္ဌကို မြင်လျှင် ဗိශ්ဝာမိတ္တရသည် ဒေါသဖြင့် ပြည့်နှက်သွား하였다။ ထို့နောက် ဝသိဋ္ဌ၏ အသက်ကို အဆုံးသတ်ရန် ရည်ရွယ်ကာ သတ်ရန် လက်နက်တစ်ခုကို ရှာဖွေလေ၏။
वसिष्ठ उवाच
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The verse highlights how anger (kopa) can rapidly escalate into harmful intent, even toward a revered sage. It implicitly underscores the ethical necessity of self-restraint and the danger of letting passion override dharma.
Viśvāmitra sees Vasiṣṭha brought by the river Sarasvatī and becomes enraged. Driven by that anger, he begins looking for a weapon with which to kill Vasiṣṭha.
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