दाक्षिणात्यमहामल्लनृपतिं समताडयत् । ताडितो द्विजपुत्रेण मल्लः स बलिना बली
dākṣiṇātyamahāmallanṛpatiṃ samatāḍayat | tāḍito dvijaputreṇa mallaḥ sa balinā balī
Il frappa le roi qui menait les grands lutteurs du Sud. Frappé par le fils du brāhmane, ce lutteur—bien que puissant—fut vaincu par une force plus grande.
Narrator
Tirtha: Setukṣetra (Setu)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Aśokadatta delivers a decisive blow to the southern wrestler-king; the opponent reels, muscles tensed, while spectators rise in shock.
Power aligned with dharma prevails; mere physical strength without righteousness is unstable.
Setu-region is the textual setting; this verse remains within the heroic narrative.
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