Shloka 393
कर्णभीमयुद्धम्
Karna–Bhīma Combat Report
संघर्षात् पावकं मुक्त्वा समेयातां महीतले । एकबारगी छोड़ी हुई वे दोनों गदाएँ एक-दूसरीसे टकराकर संघर्षसे आगकी चिनगारियाँ छोड़ती हुई पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़ीं
saṅgharṣāt pāvakaṁ muktvā sameyātāṁ mahītale | ekabāragī choṛī huī ve donoṁ gadāeṁ eka-dūsare se ṭakarākar saṅgharṣa se āg kī ciṅgāriyāṁ choṛtī huī pṛthvī par gir paṛīṁ |
Sañjaya said: Released in the heat of their clash, the two maces struck one another; flinging off sparks like fire from the force of impact, they fell down upon the earth.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the intensification of violence: when power meets power without restraint, destruction multiplies. Ethically, it points to the need for self-control and discernment, since unchecked hostility turns even instruments into agents of blazing harm.
During a mace-combat episode, the two combatants’ maces collide. The impact throws off sparks as if fire were released, and the maces then drop to the ground, emphasizing the ferocity of the duel.