Shloka 133
Adhyāya 41 — Kṛṣṇa’s Battlefield Briefing and the Renewal of the Great Engagement
महावेगं संकुरुते समुद्रो वेला चैनं धारयत्यप्रमेयम् । “जलका स्वामी, वेगवान् और अप्रमेय समुद्र बहुत लोगोंको निमग्न कर देनेके लिये अपना महान् वेग प्रकट करता है; परंतु तटकी भूमि उस अनन्त महासागरको भी रोक लेती है
mahāvegaṁ saṅkurute samudro velā cainaṁ dhārayaty aprameyam |
সমুদ্র, প্রবলবেগী ও অপরিমেয়, বহুজনকে ডুবিয়ে দিতে মহাবেগ সঞ্চয় করে; কিন্তু তটরেখার সীমাই সেই বিশাল সাগরকেও ধরে রাখে।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even immense power must be governed by limits: like the sea’s overwhelming force restrained by the shore, strength and anger in war (and life) require dharmic boundaries and self-control to prevent harm.
Sañjaya uses a vivid natural simile—an ocean’s surge checked by its shoreline—to comment on overwhelming force being contained, framing the battlefield events in terms of restraint and order amid destructive power.