Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.10.27
तेऽन्योन्यमभिसंसृत्य क्षिपन्तो मर्मभिर्मिथ: ।
आह्वयन्तो विशन्तोऽग्रे युयुधुर्द्वन्द्वयोधिन: ॥ २७ ॥
te ’nyonyam abhisaṁsṛtya
[te ’nyonyam abhisamsritya]
kṣipanto marmabhir mithaḥ
[kshipanto marmabhir mithah]
āhvayanto viśanto ’gre
[aahvayanto vishanto ’gre]
yuyudhur dvandva-yodhinaḥ
[yuyudhur dvandva-yodhinah]
Word-for-word
te
—
all of them (the demigods and the demons)
anyonyam
—
one another
abhisaṁsṛtya
—
having come forward face to face
kṣipantaḥ
—
chastising one another
marmabhiḥ mithaḥ
—
with much pain to the cores of the hearts of one another
āhvayantaḥ
—
addressing one another
viśantaḥ
—
having entered the battlefield
agre
—
in front
yuyudhuḥ
—
fought
dvandva-yodhinaḥ
—
two combatants chose each other.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
te ’nyonyam abhisaṁsṛtya
te
all of them (the demigods and the demons)
kṣipanto marmabhir mithaḥ
anyonyam
one another
abhisaṁsṛtya
having come forward face to face
kṣipantaḥ
chastising one another
marmabhiḥ mithaḥ
with much pain to the cores of the hearts of one another
āhvayantaḥ
addressing one another
āhvayanto viśanto ’gre
viśantaḥ
having entered the battlefield
agre
in front
yuyudhur dvandva-yodhinaḥ
yuyudhuḥ
fought
dvandva-yodhinaḥ
two combatants chose each other.
The demigods and demons came before each other and reproached one another with words piercing to the heart. Then they drew near and began fighting face to face in pairs.
Personal Guidance
They reproached one another with piercing words first, then fought face to face. Verbal hostility precedes physical conflict. The words we use to wound each other prepare the ground for what comes next.
Reflection Questions
- What 'piercing words' have I recently used that may yet escalate to something I cannot retract?
- Where am I tolerating verbal violence in my circle as if it were merely talk?
My note
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