Shloka 10
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 49: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament and Strategic Foreboding after Abhimanyu’s Fall
तावुद्यतगदौ वीरावन्योन्यवधकाड्क्षिणौ
tāv udyatagadau vīrāv anyonyavadhakāṅkṣiṇau
قال سنجيا: وقف البطلان وقد رُفِعَتِ المِقْمَعَتان، وكلٌّ منهما يتطلّع إلى قتل الآخر، متأهّبَين لذبحٍ متبادل.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral tension of kṣatriya warfare: courage and readiness to fight can coexist with a tragic fixation on killing. It invites reflection on how anger and rivalry narrow dharmic vision, turning heroic energy toward mutual destruction.
Sañjaya describes two warriors facing each other with raised maces, both determined to kill the other. The scene sets the immediate combat mood—imminent impact, reciprocal hostility, and the deadly symmetry of duel-like warfare.