Mahabharata 4.13.32 — Virata Parva, Adhyaya 13, Shloka 32
Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 13 — Kīcaka’s Proposition and Draupadī’s Dharmic Refusal
प्रकर्षणाकर्षणयोरभ्याकर्षविकर्षणै:* | आकर्षतुरथान्योन्यं जानुभिश्चापि जघ्नतु:
prakarṣaṇākarṣaṇayor abhyākarṣavikarṣaṇaiḥ | ākarṣatur athānyonyaṃ jānubhiś cāpi jaghnatuḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Dalam pergumulan tarik dan tarik-balas—masing-masing menyeret dan merenggut lawan—mereka menarik satu sama lain hingga rapat, malah menghentak dengan lutut. Adegan itu menampilkan perlawanan jasmani yang mentah, ketika kekuatan menggantikan pengekangan, memperlihatkan bagaimana keangkuhan dan persaingan boleh mendorong manusia kepada keganasan yang kian memuncak.
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Unchecked rivalry and pride can quickly turn a contest into cruelty; the verse highlights how conflict escalates when self-control and dharma-based restraint are abandoned.
Two opponents grapple at close quarters, alternately pulling each other in and wrenching away, until they come chest-to-chest and strike one another with their knees in a fierce clinch.
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