Shloka 3
Pāṇḍava-senā-niryāṇa and Vyūha-vibhāga (पाण्डवसेनानिर्याण तथा व्यूहविभाग)
आसनेषूदतिष्ठन्त बाहुंश्नैव प्रचिक्षिपु: । आशीविषा इव क्रुद्धा वीक्षांचक्रु: परस्परम्
āsaneṣūdatiṣṭhanta bāhūṃś caiva pracikṣipuḥ | āśīviṣā iva kruddhā vīkṣāṃ cakruḥ parasparam ||
Sanjaya disse: Erguendo-se de seus assentos, começaram a brandir os braços como se estivessem prestes a golpear. Como serpentes venenosas despertadas à fúria, fitaram-se uns aos outros—a ira apertando as rédeas do autocontrole e empurrando a assembleia para o conflito aberto.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger rapidly erodes decorum and self-control: even in an assembly, wrath turns speech into threat and posture into violence. Ethically, it warns that unchecked krodha (anger) becomes a catalyst for adharma and war.
Sañjaya describes a tense moment in the court/assembly: people rise from their seats, wave their arms as if ready to strike, and glare at each other like enraged venomous snakes—signaling that the dispute is close to turning physical.