Shloka 166
Pāṇḍava-senā-niryāṇa and Vyūha-vibhāga (पाण्डवसेनानिर्याण तथा व्यूहविभाग)
दन्तान् दन्तेषु निष्पिष्य सृक्किणी परिलेलिहन् | धष्टद्युम्न
dantān danteṣu niṣpiṣya sṛkkiṇī parilelihan | dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ śikhaṇḍī mahārathī sātyakiḥ pāñca bhrātaraḥ kaikeyarājakumāraḥ rākṣasaḥ ghaṭotkacaḥ draupadyāḥ pañca putrāḥ abhimanyuḥ rājā dhṛṣṭaketuḥ parākramaḥ bhīmasenaḥ tathā mahārathī nakula-sahadevau—ete sarve krodhena lohitākṣā āsanebhya utplutya tiṣṭhantaḥ aṅgada-parihārya-keyūraiḥ vibhūṣitāḥ raktacandana-carcitāḥ svāḥ sundarā bāhūn dhṛtvā dantān danteṣu niṣpiṣya sṛkkiṇī parilelihuḥ ||
Disse Sañjaya: Rangendo os dentes e lambendo os cantos dos lábios, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, Śikhaṇḍin, o grande guerreiro de carro Sātyaki, os cinco príncipes do rei de Kaikeya, o rākṣasa Ghaṭotkaca, os cinco filhos de Draupadī, Abhimanyu, o rei Dhṛṣṭaketu, o poderoso Bhīmasena e os grandes guerreiros de carro Nakula e Sahadeva—todos eles, com os olhos avermelhados de ira, saltaram de seus assentos e puseram-se de pé. Adornados com braçadeiras, colares de pérolas e pulseiras, e com os belos braços ungidos com pasta de sândalo vermelho, ficaram ali, segurando os próprios braços, fervendo de cólera—sinal exterior da tempestade interior que a guerra e o dharma ferido haviam despertado neles.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger manifests physically and spreads through a group, especially among warriors who feel dharma has been violated. It implicitly warns that when righteous grievance turns into uncontrolled krodha, it accelerates the slide toward violence; ethical discernment must restrain passion even in a just cause.
Sañjaya describes a tense courtly moment where leading Pāṇḍava-aligned heroes—named one by one—erupt from their seats in fury. Their gestures (teeth-grinding, lip-licking) and martial adornments signal immediate readiness to fight, indicating that negotiations and restraint are breaking down and the war mood is intensifying.