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Shloka 29

Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 13 — Kīcaka’s Proposition and Draupadī’s Dharmic Refusal

शलाकानखपातैश्न पादोदधूतैश्न दारुणै: । जानुभिश्नचाश्मनिर्घोषै: शिरोभि श्चावघट्टनै:,कभी वे रोषपूर्वक अंगुलियोंके नखोंसे एक-दूसरेको बकोटते। कभी पैरोंसे उलझाकर दोनों दोनोंको गिरा देते। कभी घुटने और सिरसे टक्कर मारते; जिससे पत्थर टकरानेके समान भयंकर शब्द होता था

śalākā-nakha-pātaiś ca pādod-dhūtaiś ca dāruṇaiḥ | jānubhiś ca aśma-nirghoṣaiḥ śirobhiś cāvaghaṭṭanaiḥ ||

قال فايشَمبايانا: وفي ثورتهما خدش كلٌّ منهما الآخر بأظفارٍ حادّة كالمسامير؛ وتعثّرا وأسقطا بعضهما بركلاتٍ كاسحةٍ قاسية؛ ثم تصادما بالركب ونطحا بالرؤوس، فدوّى صوتٌ مروّع كاصطدام الحجارة—صورةُ قتالٍ تقوده الغضبة لا ضبط النفس.

शलाका-नख-पातैःwith the falls/strikes of (their) nail-like spikes (i.e., nails like needles)
शलाका-नख-पातैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशलाका-नख-पात
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
पाद-उदधूतैःwith (them) shaken/struck by the feet
पाद-उदधूतैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootपाद-उदधूत
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
दारुणैःterrible, fierce
दारुणैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootदारुण
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
जानुभिःwith (their) knees
जानुभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootजानु
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अश्म-निर्घोषैःwith stone-like crashing sounds
अश्म-निर्घोषैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअश्म-निर्घोष
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
शिरोभिःwith (their) heads
शिरोभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशिरस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अवघट्टनैःwith collisions/strikings (buttings)
अवघट्टनैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअवघट्टन
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural

वैशम्पायन उवाच

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Vaiśampāyana

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how anger (roṣa) degrades conduct into brutal, uncontrolled violence; it implicitly contrasts such rage-driven fighting with the ideal of disciplined strength and self-restraint expected in dharmic behavior.

A fierce hand-to-hand struggle is being described: the fighters claw with nails, trip and throw with their feet, and collide with knees and heads, creating a terrifying sound like stones striking together.