Mahabharata 9.58.31 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 58, 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 ||
ಪರಂತಪ ರಾಜನೇ! ಇಬ್ಬರೂ ಕ್ಷಣಕಾಲ ಉಸಿರು ಸರಿಪಡಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು, ಕ್ರೋಧದಿಂದ ಉರಿದು ಮತ್ತೆ ಮಹಾ ಗದೆಗಳನ್ನು ಹಿಡಿದು ಪರಸ್ಪರ ಮೇಲೆ ಪ್ರಹಾರ ಮಾಡಲು ಆರಂಭಿಸಿದರು।
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.
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