Shloka 60
Gadāyuddhe Kṛṣṇopadeśaḥ (Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel in the Mace-Duel) — Śalya-parva 57
दिधक्षत्रिव नेत्राभ्यां भीमसेनमवैक्षत । भरतश्रेष्ठ) उन सूंजयोंका वह सिंहनाद सुनकर पुरुषप्रवर आपका महाबाहु पुत्र दुर्योधन अमर्षसे कुपित हो उठा और खड़ा होकर महान् सर्पके समान फुंकार करने लगा। उसने दोनों आँखोंसे भीमसेनकी ओर इस प्रकार देखा, मानो उन्हें भस्म कर डालना चाहता हो ।। ततः स भरतश्रेष्ठो गदापाणिरभिद्रवन्
sañjaya uvāca | didhakṣatriva netrābhyāṃ bhīmasenam avaikṣata | bharataśreṣṭhaḥ saṃjñayāṃs tasya siṃhanādaṃ śrutvā puruṣapravara tava mahābāhuḥ putro duryodhanaḥ amarṣeṇa kupito 'bhavat utthāya ca mahāsarpa iva phūtkartum ārabdhavān | sa ubhābhyāṃ cakṣurbhyāṃ bhīmasenaṃ tathāpaśyat yathā bhasma kartum icchet || tataḥ sa bharataśreṣṭho gadāpāṇir abhidravan ||
三阇耶说道：他仿佛要以双目之火将毗摩塞那焚尽一般，目光死死钉在毗摩身上。听到那如狮子般的咆哮，你那臂力雄伟之子都利约陀那——人中之杰——被难以遏止的怒火点燃。他霍然起身，像巨蛇般嘶嘶作响，又以双眼瞪视毗摩，仿佛要把他化为灰烬。随后，那婆罗多族中最卓越的勇士手执钉锤，猛然冲上前去。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how unchecked amarṣa (resentful, intolerant anger) distorts judgment and turns perception itself into a weapon—Duryodhana’s gaze is described as if it could burn. Ethically, it warns that pride and rage intensify conflict and propel one toward destructive action.
After hearing a thunderous challenge (lion-roar), Duryodhana becomes furious, rises, hisses like a serpent, glares at Bhīma as if to burn him, and then—mace in hand—rushes forward, signaling the imminent clash.