Varaha Purana 201.27: Adhyaya 201, Shloka 27
The Battle between the Rākṣasas and Yama’s Attendant-Messengers
अभवद्दारुणं युद्धं तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम् ॥ नखैर्दन्तैश्च पादैश्च तेऽन्योऽन्यमभिजघ्निरे
abhavad dāruṇaṃ yuddhaṃ tumulaṃ lomaharṣaṇam || nakhair dantaiś ca pādaiś ca te 'nyo 'nyam abhijaghnire
यह लड़ाई बहुत खतरनाक हो गई। इतना शोर था कि रोंगटे खड़े हो जाएँ। नाखून और दाँतों से एक दूसरे को मारते थे। पाँव से भी मारते थे।
Varāha (default narrative voice)
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It exemplifies stock epic diction for heightened violence (tumula, lomaharṣaṇa) and depicts a shift from weapons to bodily combat, a common narrative device to intensify drama.
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The verse does not issue an ethical maxim; it depicts the dehumanizing escalation of conflict through visceral imagery.
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