Shloka 24
Saubha-ākhyāna: Śālva’s Approach and the Fortification of Dvārakā (सौभाख्यानम्—द्वारकायाः सुरक्षाविधानम्)
अन्योन्यस्याभिसंक्रुद्धावन्योन्यं जघ्नतुः शरै: । विनदन्तौ महारावान् सिंहाविव महाबलौ,वे दोनों एक-दूसरेपर कुपित हो बाणोंसे परस्पर आघात कर रहे थे और महाबली सिंहोंकी भाँति जोर-जोरसे गर्जना करते थे
anyonyasyābhisaṃkruddhāv anyonyaṃ jaghnatuḥ śaraiḥ | vinadantau mahārāvān siṃhāv iva mahābalau ||
互いに憤激し、二人は矢をもって幾度も相手を射抜いた。大いなる力を備えた二頭の獅子のように、彼らは轟く咆哮を上げた——それは怒りが増幅してゆく相であり、武勇が制御なき憤怒の道義的危うさと切り離せぬことを映し出している。
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) intensifies conflict: even great strength and courage, when driven by mutual rage, can become ethically perilous. It implicitly points to the need for restraint and discernment so that valor does not devolve into destructive fury.
Vāyudeva describes a fierce duel: two powerful opponents, mutually enraged, exchange arrow-strikes and roar loudly like lions, emphasizing the ferocity and symmetry of the combat.