Shloka 25
Duryodhana-patana-anuśocana
The Fall of Duryodhana and the Contest of Restraint
आधुन्वन्तो गदे घोरे चन्दनागरुरूषिते । वैरस्यान्तं परीप्सन्तौ रणे क्रुद्धाविवान्तकौ,वैरका अन्त करनेकी इच्छावाले वे दोनों वीर रणभूमिमें चन्दन और अगुरुसे चर्चित भयंकर गदाएँ घुमाते हुए कुपित कालके समान प्रतीत होते थे
ādhunvantau gade ghore candanāgarurūṣite | vairasyāntaṃ parīpsantau raṇe kruddhāv ivāntakau ||
Vung xoay những cây chùy ghê gớm, được xức đàn hương và trầm, hai dũng sĩ—quyết dứt mối thù—lăn xả giữa chiến trường, trông như Tử Thần đang nổi giận.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how the pursuit of ending enmity through sheer force can transform warriors into embodiments of destruction; it cautions that anger and vengeance, even in a righteous war, can eclipse restraint and dharmic intent.
Two enraged heroes on the battlefield whirl their fearsome maces, perfumed with sandal and aguru, determined to finish their feud; their furious appearance is compared to Antaka (Death) itself.