Shloka 2636
Duryodhana-śibira-praveśaḥ — The Pāṇḍavas Enter the Kaurava Camp; The Burning of Arjuna’s Chariot
दुर्योधनो वासुदेवं वाग्भिरुग्राभिरार्दयत् उसे प्राणोंका अन्त कर देनेवाली भयंकर वेदना हो रही थी
sañjaya uvāca | duryodhano vāsudevaṃ vāgbhir ugrābhir ārdayat |
Sabi ni Sañjaya: Sinugod ni Duryodhana si Vasudeva (Krishna) sa pamamagitan ng mararahas at mababangis na salita. Bagaman siya mismo’y sinasakmal ng kakila-kilabot na kirot na maaaring pumatay sa kanya, binale-wala niya iyon at sinimulang saktan ang anak ni Vasudeva, si Śrī Kṛṣṇa, sa pamamagitan ng malulupit na pananalita—ibinubunyag ang isip na pinatatakbo ng poot, hindi ng pagpipigil-sa-sarili o dharma.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights how adharma can express itself through speech: even when facing severe personal suffering, a person ruled by pride and hatred may choose to harm others verbally. It implicitly contrasts self-restraint and dharmic speech with cruelty and hostility.
Sanjaya reports that Duryodhana, despite being in terrible, potentially life-ending pain, turns his attention outward and attacks Krishna with harsh words, attempting to cause him distress through verbal aggression.