Shloka 133
Adhyāya 41 — Kṛṣṇa’s Battlefield Briefing and the Renewal of the Great Engagement
महावेगं संकुरुते समुद्रो वेला चैनं धारयत्यप्रमेयम् । “जलका स्वामी
mahāvegaṁ saṅkurute samudro velā cainaṁ dhārayaty aprameyam |
سمندر—تیز رو اور بے اندازہ—بہتوں کو غرق کرنے کے لیے اپنا عظیم جوش جمع کرتا ہے؛ مگر ساحل کی حد وہی وسیع سمندر کو بھی تھام لیتی ہے۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even immense power must be governed by limits: like the sea’s overwhelming force restrained by the shore, strength and anger in war (and life) require dharmic boundaries and self-control to prevent harm.
Sañjaya uses a vivid natural simile—an ocean’s surge checked by its shoreline—to comment on overwhelming force being contained, framing the battlefield events in terms of restraint and order amid destructive power.