Shloka 226
संग्रामे भरतश्रेष्ठ देवानां दानवैरिव । भरतभूषण! उनका वह भयंकर युद्ध देवासुरसंग्रामके समान रोंगटे खड़े कर देनेवाला था
saṅgrāme bharataśreṣṭha devānāṃ dānavair iva | bharatabhūṣaṇa! unakā vaha bhayaṅkara yuddha devāsura-saṅgrāma-ke samāna roṅgaṭe khaḍe kara dene-vālā thā |
قال سانجيا: «يا خيرَ آلِ بهاراتا، يا زينةَ سلالةِ بهاراتا! إن تلك المعركةَ المروّعة كانت كحربِ الآلهةِ مع الشياطين (الأسورا)، مرعبةً إلى حدٍّ يُقشَعِرُّ له البدن وتنتصبُ له الشعور.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames human warfare within a cosmic moral imagination: the Kurukṣetra battle is portrayed as so vast and dreadful that it resembles the archetypal devas-versus-asuras conflict. Ethically, it underscores the gravity of kṣatriya violence—its awe, terror, and world-shaking consequences—rather than glorifying it.
Sañjaya is reporting the intensity of the fighting to the Bharata king (addressed with honorifics). He uses a powerful simile—comparing the scene to the divine-demonic war—to convey how frightening and extraordinary the battle has become.