Shloka 25
देवसत्रे मृत्युनिरोधः, पूर्वेन्द्राणां मानुषावतरणम्, द्रौपदी-वरकथनम्
Suspension of Death at the Devasatra; Former Indras’ Human Descent; Draupadī’s Boon Etiology
मुष्टिभिर्जानुभिश्वैव निघ्नन्तावितरेतरम् । प्रकर्षणाकर्षणयोरभ्याकर्षविकर्षणै:,वे घूँसों और घुटनोंसे एक-दूसरेको मारने लगे। दोनों एक-दूसरेको दूरतक ठेल ले जाते, नीचे गिरानेका प्रयत्न करते, कभी अपनी ओर खींचते और कभी अगल-बगलसे पैतरें देकर गिरानेकी चेष्टा करते थे
muṣṭibhir jānubhiś caiva nighnantāv itaretaram | prakarṣaṇākarṣaṇayor abhyākarṣa-vikarṣaṇaiḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Striking one another with fists and knees, the two grappled at close quarters. In the contest of dragging and pulling, they alternately hauled each other near and shoved each other away—each seeking to unbalance the other and force him down. The scene underscores how, when rivalry hardens into violence, strength is spent not in righteousness but in domination.
वैशम्पायन उवाच