Shloka 26
देवसत्रे मृत्युनिरोधः, पूर्वेन्द्राणां मानुषावतरणम्, द्रौपदी-वरकथनम्
Suspension of Death at the Devasatra; Former Indras’ Human Descent; Draupadī’s Boon Etiology
आचर्कर्षतुरन्योन्यं मुष्टिभिश्वापि जघ्नतुः । ततश्नट्चटाशब्द: सुघोरो हूभवत् तयो:
Vaiśampāyana uvāca |
ācarakarṣatur anyonyaṃ muṣṭibhiś cāpi jaghnatuḥ |
tataś caṭ-caṭā-śabdaḥ sughoro 'bhavat tayoḥ ||
বৈশম্পায়ন বললেন—তারা একে অপরকে টেনে কাছে আনত এবং মুষ্টিঘাতে আঘাত করত। তখন তাদের আঘাতে ভয়ংকর ‘চট-চট’ শব্দ উঠল—যেন পাথর পাথরে ঠোকাঠুকি করছে। কিছুক্ষণ ধরে সেই যুদ্ধে তারা পরস্পরকে টানতে ও ঠেলতে লাগল।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how unchecked hostility manifests as raw violence: when opponents abandon restraint, conflict becomes dehumanizing, reducing interaction to force and injury. Ethically, it points to the need for self-control (dama) and restraint even amid rivalry, since anger quickly escalates into cruelty.
Two combatants are locked in close combat: they seize and pull each other, then trade heavy punches. The blows produce a loud, frightening ‘caṭ-caṭ’ cracking sound, likened to stones striking—emphasizing the intensity and brutality of the fight.