Shloka 286
Devanagari script
अपरे दशनैरोष्ठानदशन् क्रोधमूर्च्छिता: । कोई-कोई नरेश हाथसे हाथ मलने लगे। कुछ क्रोधसे आतुर हो दाँतोंसे ओठ चबाने लगे
Transliteration
apare daśanair oṣṭhān adaśan krodha-mūrcchitāḥ |
Translation
సంజయుడు అన్నాడు—ఇంకొందరు క్రోధోన్మత్తులై పళ్లతో పెదవులను కొరికారు; కొందరు రాజులు చేతితో చేతిని రుద్దుకుంటూ నిలిచారు।
Word by Word
अपरेothers
अपरे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअपर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
दशनैःwith (their) teeth
दशनैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदशन
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
ओष्ठान्lips
ओष्ठान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootओष्ठ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अदशन्bit / chewed
अदशन्:
TypeVerb
Rootदश्
FormImperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural
क्रोध-मूर्च्छिताःovercome/possessed by anger
क्रोध-मूर्च्छिताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रोध + मूर्च्छित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaK
kings (nareśāḥ, implied by context)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Unchecked anger (krodha) overwhelms discernment and manifests outwardly; the verse highlights how wrath can seize even rulers, implying the ethical need for self-mastery amid conflict.
Sañjaya describes the reactions of some kings in the war setting: they are so enraged that they bite their lips with their teeth, a physical sign of being overpowered by anger.