Shloka 56
न मृष्याद् भूशसंक्रुद्धो मां दृष्टया तु सशोणितम् । विराटमिह सामात्यं हन््यात् सबलवाहनम्
na mṛṣyād bhūśaṁsaṁkruddho māṁ dṛṣṭvā tu saśoṇitam | virāṭam iha sāmātyaṁ hanyāt sabalavāhanam ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “Kung makita niya ako rito na duguan at mag-alab ang kanyang galit na hindi niya matiis, maaari niyang patayin agad si Haring Virāṭa sa lugar na ito—kasama ang mga ministro, ang hukbo, at ang mga karwahe at mga sasakyang pangkabayo at pangsakay.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how uncontrolled anger, triggered by a shocking sight (a loved one seen bloodied), can escalate into disproportionate violence that harms not only an individual but an entire polity—king, ministers, and forces—underscoring the ethical need for restraint.
Vaiśampāyana describes a potential outcome: if a powerful person sees the speaker wounded and becomes intensely enraged, he may retaliate by killing King Virāṭa along with his ministers and military resources, indicating the dangerous stakes surrounding the incident.