Shloka 5
भीष्मधनंजयद्वैरथम्
Bhīṣma–Dhanaṃjaya Duel and the Opening Clash
ततो युद्ध समभवत् तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम् । तावकानां परेषां च व्यतिषक्तरथद्विपम्,फिर तो आपके और पाण्डवोंके सैनिकोंमें रोमांचकारी घमासान युद्ध होने लगा। उसमें उभय पक्षके रथ और हाथी एक-दूसरेसे गुँथ गये थे
tato yuddham abhavat tumulaṁ lomaharṣaṇam | tāvakānāṁ pareṣāṁ ca vyatiṣakta-ratha-dvipam ||
قال سانجيا: ثم اندلعت معركةٌ صاخبةٌ تقشعرّ لها الأبدان بين قواتك والجيش المقابل. وفي ذلك الاصطدام تشابكت عربات القتال وفيلة الفريقين بعضها ببعض، إذ تزاحم الجمعان في قتالٍ قريبٍ مضطربٍ عاصف.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the moral gravity and uncontrollable momentum of war: once hostilities begin, order collapses into entanglement and terror. It implicitly frames the battlefield as a testing ground for dharma, where choices made earlier now manifest as unavoidable consequences.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a fierce, overwhelming battle has begun between the Kauravas and the Pāṇḍavas. The fighting has closed to such proximity that chariots and elephants from both sides are locked together in a chaotic melee.