Shloka 30
सावित्री-यमसंवादः
Sāvitrī’s Dialogue with Yama and the Restoration of Satyavān
एवमुक््त्वा बहुविध॑ ततस्तौ संनिपेततु: । समरे वालिसुग्रीवी शालतालशिलायुथौ,इस प्रकार बहुत-सी बातें करके वाली और सुग्रीव दोनों एक-दूसरेसे गुँथ गये। उस युद्धमें साखू और ताड़के वृक्ष तथा पत्थरकी चट्टानें--ये ही उनके अस्त्र-शस्त्र थे
evam uktvā bahuvidhaṁ tatas tau saṁnipetatuḥ | samare vāli-sugrīvī śāla-tāla-śilā-yuthau ||
马尔坎德耶说道：二人多番言语之后，便相向逼近，骤然交锋。那一战中，婆梨与苏羯利婆贴身肉搏，以娑罗与多罗之树成簇为兵，以巨岩乱石为刃——力量与怒火代替了锻造的武器，骨肉之情也让位于战阵严酷的法则。
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how unchecked rivalry—even between brothers—can turn natural strength into destructive force. It implicitly warns that power without dharmic restraint degrades into brute violence, where even the environment (trees and rocks) becomes an instrument of harm.
After exchanging many words, Vāli and Sugrīva physically engage in battle. They fight using uprooted śāla and tāla trees and boulders as improvised weapons, emphasizing the ferocity and raw, unarmed nature of their combat.