Shloka 16
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 47 — Arjuna’s Deterrent Declaration
Sañjaya’s Report
यदा द्रष्टा भीमसेनं रथस्थं गदाहस्तं क्रोधविषं वमन्तम् । अमर्षणं पाण्डवं भीमवेगं तदा युद्ध धार्तराष्ट्रोडन्वतप्स्यत्
yadā draṣṭā bhīmasenaṁ rathasthaṁ gadāhastaṁ krodhaviṣaṁ vamantam | amarṣaṇaṁ pāṇḍavaṁ bhīmavegaṁ tadā yuddhe dhārtarāṣṭro 'nutapsyate ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Kapag nakita ni Duryodhana si Bhīmasena na nakaupo sa kanyang karwahe, may hawak na maso, na wari’y nagbubuga ng lason ng poot—hindi matinag, isang Pāṇḍava na may nakapanghihilakbot na bilis—sa gitna ng digmaan, ang anak ni Dhṛtarāṣṭra ay sasakmalin ng pagsisisi, sa pagninilay sa idudulot ng labang ito.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unchecked anger and pride lead to ruin and later remorse; the verse warns that provoking a righteous but formidable opponent brings consequences that cannot be undone once war begins.
Sañjaya foretells Duryodhana’s reaction in battle: when he sees Bhīma—mace in hand, blazing with wrath and unstoppable force—he will regret having driven events toward war, realizing the terrible outcome it will entail.