रणेच्छां दूरतस्त्यक्त्वा तस्थुस्ते जीवितार्थिनः । तत्राब्रवीत्कालनेमिर्दैत्यान्क्रोधविदीपितः
raṇecchāṃ dūratastyaktvā tasthuste jīvitārthinaḥ | tatrābravītkālanemirdaityānkrodhavidīpitaḥ
युद्ध की इच्छा को दूर फेंककर वे प्राणरक्षा की चाह में खड़े रह गए। तब क्रोध से दहकता हुआ कालनेमि दैत्यों से बोला।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A scattered host of daityas stands at a distance, weapons lowered, eyes wide with fear; Kālanemi steps forward, face flushed with anger, addressing them with commanding gesture.
When pride is broken, even the violent abandon combat; fear reveals the instability of adharma’s resolve.
None; this is a turning point in the battle narrative.
None.