Shloka 26
महोदरवधः
The Slaying of Mahodara
जघ्नतुस्तौतदान्योन्यंवेदतुश्चपुनःपुनः ।तलैश्चान्योन्यमहत्यपेततुश्चमहीतले ।।6.98.26।।
jaghnatus tau tadā anyonyaṁ nedatuś ca punaḥ punaḥ |
talaiś ca anyonyam āhatya petatuś ca mahī-tale ||6.98.26||
അപ്പോൾ അവർ ഇരുവരും പരസ്പരം വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും പ്രഹരിച്ചു, ഗർജ്ജിച്ചു; കൈപ്പത്തികളാൽ ശക്തമായി അടിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് ഭൂമിയിൽ വീണു മറിഞ്ഞു.
Thereafter, both of them fully endowed with strength, with their weapons broken, who resembled glowing fires, fought with their fists.
FAQs
The verse underscores endurance under trial; dharma is sustained not by ease but by continuing one’s duty even when the struggle becomes exhausting and close.
The duel becomes a rough clinch—striking, slapping, roaring—until both fall and roll on the battlefield.
Sahiṣṇutā (forbearance) and tenacity—the combatants persist through pain and fatigue.