Shloka 39
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 25 — Bhīma’s Disruption of Elephant Formations and Bhagadatta’s Shock Advance
स सम्प्रहारस्तुमुलस्तयो: पुरुषसिंहयो: । सैनिकानां च सर्वेषां तयोश्ष प्रीतिवर्धन:,उन दोनों पुरुषसिंहोंमें बड़ा भयंकर युद्ध छिड़ गया। वह संग्राम समस्त सैनिकोंकी तथा उन दोनोंकी भी प्रसन्नताको बढ़ा रहा था
sa samprahāras tumulas tayoḥ puruṣasiṁhayoḥ | sainikānāṁ ca sarveṣāṁ tayoś ca prītivardhanaḥ ||
قال سانجيا: اندلع بين هذين البطلين الشبيهين بالأسدين صدامٌ عنيفٌ صاخب. وقد زاد ذلك القتال حماسةَ جميع الجنود ونشوتَهم—وكذلك نشوةَ البطلين نفسيهما—مُظهِرًا كيف أن البأسَ ومذاقَ الظفر قد يتعاظمان في لهيب الحرب، حتى والخراب ينتشر.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a moral tension of war: combat can generate exhilaration and pride among warriors and troops, even while it entails violence and loss. It invites reflection on how passion for victory can intensify collective emotion and obscure the cost of destruction.
Sañjaya reports that a fierce close-quarters fight has begun between two great champions. The clash energizes both the surrounding soldiers and the two fighters, increasing their enthusiasm for the contest.