Shloka 133
Adhyāya 41 — Kṛṣṇa’s Battlefield Briefing and the Renewal of the Great Engagement
महावेगं संकुरुते समुद्रो वेला चैनं धारयत्यप्रमेयम् । “जलका स्वामी
mahāvegaṁ saṅkurute samudro velā cainaṁ dhārayaty aprameyam |
Sañjaya berkata: “Lautan, pantas dan tidak terukur, menghimpun lalu melepaskan gelora besar yang mampu menenggelamkan ramai; namun garis pantai—sempadannya—menahan bahkan samudera yang luas itu.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even immense power must be governed by limits: like the sea’s overwhelming force restrained by the shore, strength and anger in war (and life) require dharmic boundaries and self-control to prevent harm.
Sañjaya uses a vivid natural simile—an ocean’s surge checked by its shoreline—to comment on overwhelming force being contained, framing the battlefield events in terms of restraint and order amid destructive power.