Shloka 14
Karṇa-kuṇḍala-kavaca-jijñāsā; Kuntibhoja’s hospitality and Pṛthā’s appointment (कर्णकुण्डलकवचजिज्ञासा)
विभीषण: प्रहस्तं च प्रहस्तश्न विभीषणम् । खगपत्रै: शरैस्तीक्ष्णैरभ्यवर्षद् गतव्यथ:,इधर विभीषण प्रहस्तपर और प्रहस्त विभीषणपर पंखयुक्त तीखे बाणोंकी वर्षा करने लगे। उन दोनोंमेंसे कोई भी व्यथाका अनुभव नहीं करता था
Vibhīṣaṇaḥ Prahastaṃ ca Prahastaś ca Vibhīṣaṇam | khagapatraiḥ śarais tīkṣṇair abhyavarṣad gatavyathaḥ ||
Wika ni Mārkaṇḍeya: Pinagbagsakan ni Vibhīṣaṇa si Prahasta ng matutulis na palasong may balahibo, at si Prahasta naman ay gayon din kay Vibhīṣaṇa. Ngunit ni isa sa kanila’y hindi nagpakita ng sakit o pag-uurong—kapwa nanatiling matatag sa gitna ng bangis ng labanan, na wari’y pinatitigas ng digmaan ang loob kapag ang tungkulin at paninindigan ang itinuturing na pinakamataas.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfastness under pressure: in violent conflict, warriors may become 'gatavyatha'—unshaken by pain—showing how commitment to one’s chosen duty or allegiance can steel the mind, for good or ill.
Vibhīṣaṇa and Prahasta exchange volleys of sharp, feathered arrows, each showering the other, and neither appears to suffer or falter.