Shloka 154
वासवी-शक्तेः प्रयोगः, घटोत्कच-वधोत्तर-शोकः, व्यासोपदेशश्च
The Vāsavī Spear’s Use, Post-Ghaṭotkaca Grief, and Vyāsa’s Counsel
स पुनर्भरतश्रेष्ठ क्रोधादुदभ्रान्तलोचन: । तल॑ तलेन संहत्य संदश्य दशनच्छदम्
sa punar bharataśreṣṭha krodhād udabhrāntalocanaḥ | talaṃ talena saṃhatya saṃdaśya daśanacchadam ||
स पुनर्भरतश्रेष्ठ क्रोधादुद्भ्रान्तलोचनः । तलं तलेन संहत्य संदश्य दशनच्छदम् ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how krodha (anger) visibly overtakes a person—wild eyes, clapping/striking palms, gnashing teeth—signaling loss of inner restraint. In the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame, such agitation is a warning sign: when anger governs, discernment weakens and violence escalates.
Sañjaya describes a warrior (contextually identified in surrounding verses) becoming intensely enraged. His bodily gestures—striking palm against palm and gnashing his teeth—dramatize his readiness to act fiercely in the ongoing battle of Droṇa Parva.