Shloka 133
अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च
Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter
सरोषान्नि:श्वसन् राजन् निर्दहन्निव चक्षुषा
saroṣān niḥśvasan rājan nirdahann iva cakṣuṣā
اے راجن، وہ غصّے میں لمبی سانسیں لے رہا تھا اور اپنی نگاہوں سے گویا جلا کر راکھ کر دینے والا دکھائی دیتا تھا۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how uncontrolled anger manifests outwardly—through breath and gaze—suggesting that krodha can make a person appear destructive even before any action is taken, a warning relevant to ethical self-restraint amid conflict.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra the intense emotional state of a warrior on the battlefield: he is so enraged that he pants and looks as if he could burn others merely by his stare, heightening the scene’s tension.