Shloka 29
Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 13 — Kīcaka’s Proposition and Draupadī’s Dharmic Refusal
शलाकानखपातैश्न पादोदधूतैश्न दारुणै: । जानुभिश्नचाश्मनिर्घोषै: शिरोभि श्चावघट्टनै:,कभी वे रोषपूर्वक अंगुलियोंके नखोंसे एक-दूसरेको बकोटते। कभी पैरोंसे उलझाकर दोनों दोनोंको गिरा देते। कभी घुटने और सिरसे टक्कर मारते; जिससे पत्थर टकरानेके समान भयंकर शब्द होता था
śalākā-nakha-pātaiś ca pādod-dhūtaiś ca dāruṇaiḥ | jānubhiś ca aśma-nirghoṣaiḥ śirobhiś cāvaghaṭṭanaiḥ ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Sa tindi ng galit, kinayod nila ang isa’t isa gamit ang matutulis na kuko na parang mga tinik; pinatisod at pinabagsak nila ang isa’t isa sa mararahas na sipa at pagwalis ng paa; at nagbanggaan sila sa tuhod at sa pag-untog ng ulo, na nagbunga ng nakapanghihilakbot na lagapak na parang batong nagbabanggaan—larawan ng labang pinapatakbo ng poot, hindi ng pagpipigil.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (roṣa) degrades conduct into brutal, uncontrolled violence; it implicitly contrasts such rage-driven fighting with the ideal of disciplined strength and self-restraint expected in dharmic behavior.
A fierce hand-to-hand struggle is being described: the fighters claw with nails, trip and throw with their feet, and collide with knees and heads, creating a terrifying sound like stones striking together.