Shloka 40
Vāg-yuddha and Nimitta-darśana before the Gadāyuddha
Verbal Duel and Omens
रोषात् प्रस्फुरमाणोष्ठी निरीक्षन्तौ परस्परम्
roṣāt prasphuramāṇoṣṭhī nirīkṣantau parasparam
Wika ni Sañjaya: Nanginginig sa galit ang kanilang mga labi, at ang dalawa’y nagtitigan nang mariin—panlabas na tanda ng poot sa kalooban; sa moral na himpapawid ng digmaan, ito’y nagbabadya ng salitang bibigkasin o gawang isasagawa na higit na udyok ng silakbo kaysa pagpipigil.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights krodha (anger) as a visible, destabilizing force: when wrath takes hold, even the body betrays agitation, and judgment is poised to yield to passion—an ethical warning within the war narrative.
Sañjaya describes two opponents (implied by the dual forms) confronting each other: their lips tremble with rage as they stare one another down, signaling an imminent escalation in the encounter.