Shloka 24
Duryodhana-śibira-praveśaḥ — The Pāṇḍavas Enter the Kaurava Camp; The Burning of Arjuna’s Chariot
अमर्षवशमापतन्न उदतिष्ठद् विशाम्पते । स्फिग्देशेनोपविष्ट: स दोर्भ्या विष्टभ्य मेदिनीम्
amarṣavaśam āpatann na udatiṣṭhad viśāmpate | sphigdeśenopaviṣṭaḥ sa dorbhyāṃ viṣṭabhya medinīm ||
सञ्जय उवाच—अमर्षवशमापन्नो नोदतिष्ठद् विशाम्पतिः। स्फिग्देशेनोपविष्टः स दोर्भ्यां विष्टभ्य मेदिनीम्॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (amarṣa) can overpower even a ruler, disrupting composure and right action; it implicitly points to the ethical need for self-mastery amid conflict.
Sañjaya describes a king, seized by indignation, not standing up but dropping into a seated posture and steadying himself with his arms on the ground—signaling shock, rage, and loss of equilibrium in the war setting.