Mahabharata 7.142.13 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 142, Shloka 13
सहदेव-राधेय-संग्रामः; शल्य-प्रभावः; अलम्बुस-निवर्तनम्
Sahadeva and Karṇa; Śalya’s pressure; Alambusa’s interception
तयोरभूद् भारत सम्प्रहारो यथाविधो नैव बभूव कश्ित् | प्रेक्षनत एवाहवशोभिनौ तौ योधास्त्वदीयाक्ष् परे च सर्वे
tayor abhūd bhārata samprahāro yathāvidho naiva babhūva kaścit | prekṣanta evāhavaśobhinau tau yodhās tvadīyāś ca pare ca sarve bharatanandana ||
قال سَنجايا: يا بَهارَتَا، لقد كان اصطدامُ هذينِ الاثنينِ على نحوٍ لم يقع مثله قتالٌ قطّ. يا بهجةَ آلِ بهاراتا، إنّ جميعَ المحاربين—من جانبك ومن جانب العدوّ—لم يملكوا إلا أن يقفوا يتفرّجون على هذينِ البطلين، متألّقين في بهاء المعركة.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the extraordinary intensity and skill of a duel so compelling that even seasoned warriors become mere witnesses. Ethically, it underscores how martial excellence can command universal attention, momentarily suspending factional hostility in shared recognition of valor.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that two principal fighters are engaged in an unparalleled close combat. The warriors of both armies stop to watch, struck by the brilliance and ferocity of the encounter.
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