Shloka 28
Duryodhana-patana-anuśocana
The Fall of Duryodhana and the Contest of Restraint
सम॑ प्रहरतोस्तत्र शूरयोर्बलिनोर्मथे । क्षुब्धयोर्वायुना राजन् द्वयोरिव समुद्रयो:
samaṁ praharatos tatra śūrayoḥ balinor mathe | kṣubdhayor vāyunā rājan dvayor iva samudrayoḥ ||
Ó Rei, no tumulto do combate, aqueles dois heróis poderosos golpeavam-se com força igual; e o choque de suas maças soava como o trovão, como dois oceanos revoltos pelo vento a arremeter um contra o outro.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the destructive parity of unchecked martial power: when equally strong opponents collide, the resulting turmoil is vast and impersonal, like natural forces. It implicitly cautions that valor without restraint magnifies suffering and upheaval.
Vāyudeva describes two powerful warriors striking each other with equal force amid the intensity of battle, comparing their collision to two wind-tossed oceans crashing together, emphasizing the thunder-like impact of their blows.