Shloka 8
Duryodhana’s Anxiety, Bhīṣma’s Reassurance, and Renewed Mobilization (दुर्योधनचिन्ता–भीष्मप्रत्याश्वासन–सेनानिर्गमनम्)
ततः क्रोधाभिताम्राक्ष: कृष्णेन सह फाल्गुन: । दीर्घमुष्णं च नि:श्वस्य चिन्तयित्वा पुन: पुन: ७ ।।
tataḥ krodhābhitāmrākṣaḥ kṛṣṇena saha phālgunaḥ | dīrgham uṣṇaṃ ca niḥśvasya cintayitvā punaḥ punaḥ || dhanuḥ prapīḍya vāmena kareṇāmitrakarśanaḥ | gāṇḍīvadhanvā saṃkruddhaḥ śitān saṃnataparvaṇaḥ ||
三阇耶说道：随后法尔古那（阿周那）与奎师那并立，怒使双目赤红，反复思量，长长吐纳灼热之息。他以左手按住弓身；那摧折仇敌者——执甘狄瓦者——愤然起身，取来锋利之箭，箭杆节合坚固，意在断绝性命。此景昭示：战阵之中，纪律之行须与汹涌怒潮相抗；而战士的决心一旦受激，便会凝硬为致命之意。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral tension in battle: anger can drive a warrior toward excessive violence, so even when action is required by kṣatriya-duty, it must be tempered by reflection and restraint; otherwise resolve becomes mere wrath.
Sañjaya describes Arjuna, accompanied by Kṛṣṇa, becoming visibly enraged, breathing hard, thinking repeatedly, then steadying his bow and taking up sharp arrows—preparing to strike decisively on the battlefield.