Ulūka’s Provocation and Keśava’s Counter-Message (उलूकदूत्ये केशवप्रत्युत्तरम्)
अप्रियाणां च वचन प्रब्र॒ुवत्सु पुन: पुनः । अमर्ष दर्शयस्व त्वममर्षो होव पौरुषम्,“हमलोग बार-बार तुमलोगोंके प्रति अप्रिय वचन कहते हैं। तुम हमारे ऊपर अपना अमर्ष तो दिखाओ; क्योंकि अमर्ष ही पौरुष है
apriyāṇāṃ ca vacanaṃ prabrūvatsu punaḥ punaḥ | amarṣaṃ darśayasva tvam amarṣo hova pauruṣam ||
သဉ္ဇယက ပြောသည်– «ငါတို့က မင်းတို့အပေါ် မနှစ်သက်ဖွယ် စကား들을 ထပ်ခါထပ်ခါ ပြောနေသော်လည်း၊ မင်းက ငါတို့အပေါ် မခံမရပ်နိုင်သော ဒေါသ (အမර්ෂ) ကို ပြသလော့။ အရှက်ခွဲမှုနှင့် အမှားအယွင်းကို မခံနိုင်ခြင်းပင် ယောကျာ်းသတ္တိ၏ လက္ခဏာဖြစ်သည်»။
संजय उवाच
The verse frames amarṣa (spirited indignation at insult or injustice) as a component of pauruṣa (manly valor), reflecting a Kṣatriya ideal: one should not passively tolerate repeated affronts, especially when honor and duty are at stake.
In the tense pre-war negotiations of the Udyoga Parva, harsh and displeasing words are being exchanged repeatedly. Sañjaya reports a stance that such repeated affronts should provoke visible indignation, implying that restraint has limits and that continued insult pushes matters toward open conflict.