Shloka 3
Somadatta–Sātyaki Engagement; Bhīma’s Interventions; Droṇa–Yudhiṣṭhira Astra Exchange
Book 7, Chapter 132
उवाच चैन पुत्रस्ते संरम्भाद् रक्तलोचन:
uvāca cainaṁ putras te saṁrambhād rakta-locanaḥ
सञ्जय उवाच—अथ ते पुत्रः संरम्भाद् रक्तलोचनः, रणतापेन कर्तव्यप्रतिस्पर्धया च क्रोधसमुत्थितः, तमुवाच।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how inner states—especially anger and agitation—shape speech and decision-making. In the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame, uncontrolled saṁrambha (impetuous wrath) clouds judgment and can drive actions away from dharma, particularly in the pressures of war and leadership.
Sañjaya continues his report to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, introducing that Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son (Duryodhana) speaks next. The description 'red-eyed from agitation' signals Duryodhana’s heightened anger and sets the emotional tone for the ensuing dialogue.