Mahabharata 7.171.8 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 171, Shloka 8
नारायणास्त्र-शमनं द्रौणि-प्रहारश्च
Pacification of the Nārāyaṇāstra and Drauni’s Renewed Assault
सुजिह्दां प्रेक्षमाणी च राजन् विवृतलोचनौ । क्रोधसंरक्तनयनौ निर्दहन्तौ परस्परम्
sañjaya uvāca | sujihvāṃ prekṣamāṇī ca rājan vivṛtalocanau | krodhasaṃraktanayanau nirdahantau parasparam ||
సంజయుడు అన్నాడు—రాజా! వారు కన్నులు విప్పి, కోపంతో ఎర్రబడిన నేత్రాలతో, పరస్పరం ఒకరినొకరు అలా గట్టిగా చూశారు—నిజంగా కాల్చివేయబోతున్నట్లుగా.
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The verse highlights how anger distorts perception and turns the gaze itself into a weapon—suggesting an ethical warning: when krodha dominates, one’s intent becomes destructive, undermining restraint and dharmic judgment even before physical violence occurs.
Sañjaya describes two opponents locked in a mutual, rage-filled stare—eyes wide, bloodshot—glowering at each other as if they could burn one another by sheer fury, signaling an imminent clash and the escalation of enmity on the battlefield.
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