Significance of Fight
Synonyms: Battle, Struggle, Combat, Altercation, Skirmish, Confrontation, Brawl, Disagreement, Conflict, Tussle, Fray
In Dutch: Gevecht; In Finnish: Taistella; In Spanish: Luchar; In Portugese: Lutar; In Italian: Combattimento; In Polish: Walka
The below excerpts are indicatory and do represent direct quotations or translations. It is your responsibility to fact check each reference.
Hindu concept of 'Fight'
In Hinduism, "Fight" encompasses various meanings: key events, character conflicts, and battles. It involves combat, struggles, and confrontations, like Krishna's actions or the fight between good and evil. It can be physical, metaphorical, or even playful, as seen in divine interactions and battles between various figures.
From: Garga Samhita (English)
(1) The fight is the central event being requested, with the expectation that its outcome will influence King Kamsa's disposition and subsequent blessings.[1] (2) This is an event where the bow is being readied and the twang of its string makes the demigods flee.[2] (3) The demon Pancajana is described as eager to do this with Lord Krishna.[3] (4) This is the context in which Balarama strikes Paundraka, Jarasandha, and Viduratha with his club, causing them to fall.[4] (5) Putana had the desire to engage in a physical confrontation.[5]
From: Chaitanya Bhagavata
(1) To engage in a conflict or battle, typically involving physical combat.[6] (2) This definition extends the notion of kirtana to include conflict or strife, based on the interpretation of the term dvandva.[7]
From: Ramayana of Valmiki (Griffith)
(1) The action of the giant leader, who continued to engage in battle, raining arrows and sustaining the conflict.[8] (2) The text mentions the fight, which suggests a conflict or battle, indicating a struggle or confrontation, potentially physical or metaphorical, where individuals compete.[9] (3) Fight is a general term for the combat encounters, with both sides engaging in a fierce struggle to defeat their opponents.[10] (4) The fight is the battle between Sugriva and his foe, and the one that is challenged, and the one where Rama takes his stand, and the conflict that rages.[11]
From: Ramayana of Valmiki (Shastri)
(1) Overwhelmed with blows and broken, they fell in the fight, highlighting the intensity and consequences of the battle.[12] (2) Indrajita declared that a rain of arrows would fall upon his adversaries in the fight, scattering their limbs and sending them to the abode of Yama.[13] (3) This is the central event where Indrajita uses his darts to wound the monkeys, leading to the apparent defeat of Rama and Lakshmana, and causing great concern among their allies.[14]
From: Mahabharata (English)
(1) The act of engaging in combat or a battle, with the sons of Dhritarashtra facing the possibility of death if they participate in it, according to the text.[15] (2) This term refers to the combat between the individuals, emphasizing the struggle and the actions that took place during the encounter.[16]
From: Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi
(1) Taking up arms or becoming wounded in a fight is considered 'fights', demonstrating active participation in a conflict as a form of assistance or defense for another person.[17] (2) A physical confrontation where parties strike each other using sticks or other weapons, according to the text.[18]
The concept of Fight in local and regional sources
Fight signifies struggle, conflict, or combat across the text. It appears in various contexts: societal struggles, battles between groups, internal battles against passion, and physical combat against adversaries, including the shapeshifting bonga. The text also highlights the concept of fight as a key element of the narrative.
From: The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
(1) The writer is determined to resist and persevere, regardless of challenges, affirming a commitment to struggle and not surrender.[19] (2) This term is a struggle or conflict, and is also something that will not be remembered in time to come.[20] (3) The fight against passion was long and fierce, and at any moment the conqueror might become the conquered, according to the text.[21]
From: Folklore of the Santal Parganas
(1) To engage in combat, but in this context, it is ineffective when facing a bonga due to its ability to shapeshift, making it nearly impossible to overcome.[22] (2) The climactic battle between Birluri and Birbanta, marked by ferocity, skill, and ultimately, Birluri's victory.[23]
From: Triveni Journal
(1) This refers to a struggle, and the text questions whether asking different classes to join together and wage this to-day under promise that they will after this is successfully accomplished, be let loose against each other, does not appear to be the most inviting way of engendering or maintaining national unity.[24] (2) The fight between the freedom-fighters and the razakars was taking a very serious turn in the Nizam State, and Kasim Razvi entered the scene.[25]
The concept of Fight in scientific sources
"Fight" embodies combating death and disease through medical efforts, complicated by religious beliefs. It also signifies the daily struggle against a pandemic, engaging frontline staff. Finally, it represents an ongoing battle against disease challenges, fostering renewed hope.
From: South African Family Practice
(1) The fight refers to the medical effort to combat death and disease, and the text highlights how this effort can be complicated by patients' religious beliefs, particularly in the case of Jehovah's Witnesses and blood transfusions.[26] (2) Fight is a struggle or battle, and frontline clinical staff were engaged daily in the fight against the pandemic.[27]
From: South African Journal of HIV Medicine
(1) This is the ongoing battle against the challenges associated with the disease, where the author expresses a sense of renewed hope.[28]
From: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI)
(1) It is a primary cause of hospitalization due to homicide. It is also one of the top causes of hospitalization due to homicide in Taiwan.[29]
Classical concept of 'Fight'
From: The Iliad of Homer (English translation)
(1) The cry from both the hosts rose up to heaven, indicating a fierce and intense confrontation between the two sides, as the cry from both the hosts rose up to heaven and to the brightness of Jove’s presence.[30] (2) The fight is described as a hard stress and struggle, with the Achaeans being hard pressed and little breathing time available, highlighting the intensity and desperation of the battle.[31] (3) This conflict was renewed by the Trojans, prompting Agamemnon to encourage his troops and rebuke those who were shirking, showing eagerness for battle.[32]
From: The Odyssey of Homer (English translation)
(1) Ulysses tells the suitors that they must fight or fly for their lives, presenting them with a stark choice between confrontation and escape.[33] (2) A physical altercation between Ulysses, disguised as a beggar, and Irus, instigated by Antinous and watched by the suitors for entertainment.[34]
From: Aesop's Fables (English translation)
(1) A contest proposed by a character to another in order to determine who would conquer, involving physical attacks and a demonstration of power.[35]
From: The Authoress of the Odyssey
(1) The fight refers to the physical altercation between Ulysses and Irus, instigated by the suitors and resulting in Irus's defeat and Ulysses receiving a goat's paunch.[36]