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 ||
সিহঁতে মাংস কঢ়িয়াই আনিছে বুলি সন্দেহ কৰি, তাক দেখামাত্ৰেই আনটো শ্যেন (বাজ) তৎক্ষণাৎ তাৰ ওপৰত ঝাঁপি পৰিল। তাৰপিছত আকাশতে দুয়োটা ঠোঁট-যুদ্ধত লিপ্ত হ’ল।
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.