Shloka 6
Gadā-yuddhe Bhīma–Duryodhanayoḥ Tumulaḥ Saṃprahāraḥ
Mace-duel’s intense exchange
संजय उवाच स मेघनिनदो हर्षान्निनदन्निव गोवृष: । आजुहाव तदा पार्थ युद्धाय युधि वीर्यवान्
sañjaya uvāca | sa meghaninadaḥ harṣān ninadann iva govṛṣaḥ | ājuhāva tadā pārthaṃ yuddhāya yudhi vīryavān |
قال سَنْجَيَا: عندئذٍ أطلق ذلك المحارب الجبّار—وكان زئيره عميقًا كدويّ السحب الرعدية—صيحةً من الفرح، فخوارَ كالثور القوي، ورفع صوته متحدّيًا بارثا (بهيمسينا) إلى القتال في ساحة الوغى.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how martial pride and exhilaration can intensify conflict: the warrior’s thunderous self-assertion and public challenge show the kṣatriya drive for direct combat, while also hinting at the ethical tension between valor (vīrya) and the destructive momentum of ego in war.
Sañjaya describes Duryodhana on the battlefield roaring like thunder and bellowing like a bull, then calling out Bhīmasena (Kuntī’s son) to fight—setting the tone for a direct, personal confrontation amid the larger war.