Shloka 40
Adhyāya 14: Śalya’s Missile-Pressure and the Pāṇḍava Convergence (शल्यस्य शरवर्षम्)
त्रिशिखां भ्रुकुटीं कृत्वा सक्किणी परिसंलिहन्,वह भौंहोंको तीन जगहसे टेढ़ी करके अपने गलफरोंको चाटने लगा और सुरथकी ओर रोषपूर्वक देखकर धनुषकी प्रत्यंचाकों साफ करके उसने यमदण्डके समान तेजस्वी तीखे नाराचका प्रहार किया
triśikhāṃ bhrukuṭīṃ kṛtvā sakkiṇī pariśaṃlihan, sa bhauṃhōṃko trijagahase ṭeṛhī karke apane galapharoṃko cāṭane lagā, aura surathakī ora roṣapūrvaka dekhakar dhanuṣkī pratyañcākoṃ sāpha karke usane yamadaṇḍa-samāna tejasvī tīkṣṇa nārācaka prahāra kiyā
Sañjaya nói: Hắn nhíu mày thành nếp cau ba tầng, liếm môi, rồi trừng mắt giận dữ về phía Suratha. Sau đó, chỉnh lại dây cung cho thẳng và sẵn sàng, hắn phóng một mũi tên nārāca sắc bén, rực sáng—đáng sợ như trượng của thần Yama—bộc lộ quyết tâm tàn khốc khi cơn giận lấn át mọi kiềm chế.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger manifests physically and quickly turns into lethal action. Ethically, it warns that krodha narrows judgment: once wrath takes over, the warrior’s skill becomes an instrument of death rather than disciplined duty.
Sañjaya describes a combatant’s furious preparation: he frowns, licks his lips, fixes his bowstring, and shoots a sharp nārāca at Suratha, likened to Yama’s staff to emphasize the deadly intent and imminent danger.