Shloka 57
Duḥṣantasya Vana-praveśaḥ
King Duḥṣanta’s Entry into the Forest Hunt
अभ्यद्रवच्च तं सद्यो दृष्टवैवामिषशड्कया । तुण्डयुद्धमथाकाशे तावुभौ सम्प्रचक्रतु:,उस बाजको देखते ही उसके पास मांस होनेकी आशंकासे दूसरा बाज तत्काल उसपर टूट पड़ा। फिर वे दोनों पक्षी आकाशमें एक-दूसरेको चोंचोंसे मारते हुए युद्ध करने लगे
abhyadravac ca taṃ sadyo dṛṣṭvaivāmiṣaśaṅkayā | tuṇḍayuddham athākāśe tāv ubhau sampracakratuḥ ||
قال فايشَمبايانا: لمّا رآه وظنّ أنّه يحمل لحمًا، انقضّ عليه الصقرُ الآخرُ من ساعته. ثم في فضاء السماء اشتبك الطائران في قتالٍ منقارٍ بمنقار، يضرب كلٌّ منهما صاحبه وهو يقاتل.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how suspicion and craving for gain (here, meat as prey) can immediately trigger aggression and conflict. It sets a moral backdrop often used in the Mahābhārata to contrast instinct-driven violence with dharma-guided restraint.
One hawk, suspecting the other has flesh, instantly attacks. The two then engage in an aerial fight, striking each other with their beaks.