Shloka 39
कर्णभीमयुद्धम्
Karna–Bhīma Combat Report
ते गदे सहसा मुक्ते समासाद्य परस्परम्
te gade sahasā mukte samāsādya parasparam
قال سانجيا: ولما أُطلقت الهراوتان فجأةً، التقتا وجهاً لوجه واصطدمتا في منتصف المسار—صورة لتصاعد الحرب بلا هوادة، حيث تُجابَه القوة بالقوة، وتتصلّب عزائم المقاتلين إلى هلاكٍ متبادل بدل الكفّ وضبط النفس.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in war, impulsive aggression tends to be mirrored and amplified: when weapons are hurled without pause, they meet in mutual collision—suggesting the ethical cost of escalation and the difficulty of restoring restraint once violence is set in motion.
Two opposing fighters release their maces at the same time; the maces meet each other directly, colliding as they travel, indicating a closely matched and intense exchange in the battle described by Sañjaya.