Shloka 8
नारायणास्त्र-शमनं द्रौणि-प्रहारश्च
Pacification of the Nārāyaṇāstra and Drauni’s Renewed Assault
सुजिह्दां प्रेक्षमाणी च राजन् विवृतलोचनौ । क्रोधसंरक्तनयनौ निर्दहन्तौ परस्परम्,राजन! वे अत्यन्त कुटिलभावसे परस्पर आँखें फाड़-फाड़कर देख रहे थे और क्रोधसे लाल नेत्र करके एक-दूसरेको ऐसे देखते थे, मानो भस्म कर देंगे
sañjaya uvāca | sujihvāṃ prekṣamāṇī ca rājan vivṛtalocanau | krodhasaṃraktanayanau nirdahantau parasparam ||
Sañjaya thưa: “Tâu Đại vương, mắt họ mở trừng trừng, ánh nhìn dữ dội ghim chặt vào nhau; đôi mắt đỏ ngầu vì phẫn nộ, họ nhìn nhau như thể sẽ thiêu rụi đối phương.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger distorts perception and turns the gaze itself into a weapon—suggesting an ethical warning: when krodha dominates, one’s intent becomes destructive, undermining restraint and dharmic judgment even before physical violence occurs.
Sañjaya describes two opponents locked in a mutual, rage-filled stare—eyes wide, bloodshot—glowering at each other as if they could burn one another by sheer fury, signaling an imminent clash and the escalation of enmity on the battlefield.