Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 98, 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||
అప్పుడు వారు ఇద్దరూ గర్జిస్తూ మళ్లీ మళ్లీ ఒకరినొకరు కొట్టుకున్నారు; అలాగే అరచేతులతో బలంగా చరచరా కొట్టి, నేలపై పడిపడి దొర్లారు.
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.
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