Shloka 133
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 |
Sañjaya said: “The ocean, swift and immeasurable, gathers and unleashes a mighty surge, capable of drowning many; yet the shoreline—its boundary—holds back even that vast sea.”
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.