Shloka 30
सावित्री-यमसंवादः
Sāvitrī’s Dialogue with Yama and the Restoration of Satyavān
एवमुक््त्वा बहुविध॑ ततस्तौ संनिपेततु: । समरे वालिसुग्रीवी शालतालशिलायुथौ,इस प्रकार बहुत-सी बातें करके वाली और सुग्रीव दोनों एक-दूसरेसे गुँथ गये। उस युद्धमें साखू और ताड़के वृक्ष तथा पत्थरकी चट्टानें--ये ही उनके अस्त्र-शस्त्र थे
evam uktvā bahuvidhaṁ tatas tau saṁnipetatuḥ | samare vāli-sugrīvī śāla-tāla-śilā-yuthau ||
Disse Mārkaṇḍeya: Tendo falado assim de muitos modos, os dois então se lançaram um contra o outro. Nessa batalha, Vāli e Sugrīva lutaram corpo a corpo, usando como armas apenas feixes de árvores śāla e tāla e grandes massas de rocha—força e fúria em lugar de armas forjadas, e o parentesco cedendo à dura lei do combate.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how unchecked rivalry—even between brothers—can turn natural strength into destructive force. It implicitly warns that power without dharmic restraint degrades into brute violence, where even the environment (trees and rocks) becomes an instrument of harm.
After exchanging many words, Vāli and Sugrīva physically engage in battle. They fight using uprooted śāla and tāla trees and boulders as improvised weapons, emphasizing the ferocity and raw, unarmed nature of their combat.