Shloka 31
Duryodhana-patana-anuśocana
The Fall of Duryodhana and the Contest of Restraint
तौ मुहूर्त समाश्वस्य पुनरेव परंतप । अभ्यहारयतां क्रुद्धौ प्रगृह्ा महती गदे
tau muhūrtaṁ samāśvasya punar eva parantapa | abhyāharayatāṁ kruddhau pragṛhya mahatī gadāḥ ||
Wahai raja penakluk musuh! Setelah sejenak berhenti untuk mengatur napas, keduanya—masih menyala oleh amarah—kembali menggenggam gada-gada raksasa dan saling menghantam.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even after a pause that could allow reflection, anger can reassert itself and drive renewed violence; the verse highlights the ethical tension between momentary self-control and the recurring pull of wrath in warfare.
Two warriors briefly rest to recover, then—still enraged—pick up their heavy maces again and resume striking each other.