Shloka 41
गदायुद्ध-समारम्भः
Commencement of the Mace-Duel Proceedings
स शीघ्रगामिना तेन रथेन यदुपुड्भव: । दिदृक्षुरभिसम्प्राप्त: शिष्ययुद्धमुपस्थितम्,उसी शीघ्रगामी रथके द्वारा तत्काल उपस्थित हुए दोनों शिष्योंका युद्ध देखनेके लिये यदुपुंगव बलरामजी उनके पास जा पहुँचे
sa śīghragāminā tena rathena yadupuṅgavaḥ | didṛkṣur abhisamprāptaḥ śiṣyayuddham upasthitam ||
Dengan kereta yang bergerak cepat itu, Balarāma, yang utama di antara bangsa Yadu, segera tiba di sana, karena ingin menyaksikan duel yang telah muncul di antara kedua murid itu.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral weight of conflict when it involves those bound by learning and lineage: even in war, relationships such as guru–disciple ties intensify the ethical stakes, making the act of witnessing and judging the duel significant.
Balarāma, traveling in a swift chariot, comes quickly to the scene because he wants to see the duel that has arisen between two disciples.