Shloka 31
सावित्री-यमसंवादः
Sāvitrī’s Dialogue with Yama and the Restoration of Satyavān
उभौ जघ्नतुरन्योन्यमुभौ भूमौ निपेततु: । उभौ ववल्गतुश्षित्रं मुष्टिभिश्व निजघ्नतु:,दोनों दोनोंपर प्रहार करते, दोनों जमीनपर गिर जाते, फिर दोनों ही उछल-कूदकर विचित्र ढंगसे पैंतरे बदलते तथा मुक्कों और घूसोंसे एक-दूसरेको मारते थे
ubhau jaghnatur anyonyam ubhau bhūmau nipetatuḥ | ubhau vavalgatuś citraṁ muṣṭibhiś ca nijaghnatuḥ ||
Dijo Mārkaṇḍeya: Ambos se golpeaban mutuamente; ambos caían al suelo. Luego ambos volvían a alzarse de un salto, cambiando de guardia con maniobras extrañas y ágiles, y se aporreaban con los puños cerrados.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the raw intensity of mutual aggression: when rivalry is pursued through force alone, both sides are equally endangered and degraded. In the broader Mahabharata ethic, such scenes function as cautionary narrative—valor without restraint and discernment can become mere destructive frenzy.
Mārkaṇḍeya describes a close-quarters duel: the two opponents exchange blows, both tumble to the ground, then rise and circle with agile, unusual footwork, continuing to strike each other with their fists.