Shloka 8
नारायणास्त्र-शमनं द्रौणि-प्रहारश्च
Pacification of the Nārāyaṇāstra and Drauni’s Renewed Assault
सुजिह्दां प्रेक्षमाणी च राजन् विवृतलोचनौ । क्रोधसंरक्तनयनौ निर्दहन्तौ परस्परम्
sañjaya uvāca | sujihvāṃ prekṣamāṇī ca rājan vivṛtalocanau | krodhasaṃraktanayanau nirdahantau parasparam ||
三阇耶说道：“大王啊，他们双目圆睁，凶狠地彼此凝视；怒火使眼眸赤红，他们相望之势，仿佛要将对方焚成灰烬。”
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.