Shloka 326
मुसलै: पर्वताग्रैश्न तावन्योन्यं विजघ्नतु: । वे दोनों निशाचर परिघ, गदा, प्रास, मुद्गर, पट्टिश, मुसल तथा पर्वतशिखरोंसे एक- दूसरेपर चोट करने लगे
sañjaya uvāca |
musalaiḥ parvatāgraiś ca tāv anyonyaṃ vijaghnatuḥ |
Sanjaya said: Those two struck each other repeatedly, using clubs and even the very peaks of mountains as weapons—an image of unrestrained, brutal combat where strength and fury eclipse restraint and humane conduct.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how warfare can devolve into unchecked ferocity: when anger dominates, even natural objects become instruments of harm, highlighting the ethical peril of losing restraint (dama) and discernment (viveka) amid conflict.
Sanjaya describes a pair of combatants locked in close combat, striking one another with heavy bludgeons and even with mountain peaks—an intensified depiction of a duel where conventional weapons are supplemented by whatever can be wielded.