Shloka 27
देवसत्रे मृत्युनिरोधः, पूर्वेन्द्राणां मानुषावतरणम्, द्रौपदी-वरकथनम्
Suspension of Death at the Devasatra; Former Indras’ Human Descent; Draupadī’s Boon Etiology
पाषाणसम्पातनिभीै: प्रहारैरभिजध्नतु: । मुहूर्त तौ तदान्योन्यं समरे पर्यकर्षताम्
pāṣāṇa-sampātana-nibhaiḥ prahārair abhijaghnatuḥ | muhūrtaṃ tau tadānyonyaṃ samare paryakarṣatām ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：他们以如巨石相击般的重击互相猛打，又在战阵之中扭斗牵拽，来回拖曳。片刻之间，二人在厮杀最密处拉扯推搡，身躯发出干裂的撞击声，宛如岩石相撞。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse primarily offers vivid battlefield narration rather than explicit moral instruction; implicitly, it highlights how conflict can devolve into brute force and mutual harm, underscoring the destructive momentum of unchecked combat.
Two fighters are locked in close combat, dragging and pulling each other while delivering heavy blows whose sound is compared to stones crashing together.