Shloka 266
Vāg-yuddha and Nimitta-darśana before the Gadāyuddha
Verbal Duel and Omens
संयुगे च प्रकाशेतां गिरी सशिखराविव । दुर्योधन और भीमसेन दोनोंकी गदाएँ ऊपरको उठी थीं। उस समय रणभूमिमें वे दोनों शिखरयुक्त दो पर्वतोंके समान प्रकाशित हो रहे थे
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সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—যুদ্ধত দুর্যোধন আৰু ভীমসেন দুয়োৰে গদা ওপৰলৈ উঠিছিল; সেই সময় ৰণভূমিত তেওঁলোক শিখৰযুক্ত দুটা পৰ্বতৰ দৰে দীপ্তিমান হৈ উঠিছিল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how martial power and outward splendor can mask the grim ethical weight of violence: even when warriors appear magnificent, the battlefield remains a place where pride, wrath, and destiny converge, demanding discernment about dharma and consequence.
Sanjaya describes Duryodhana and Bh2bmasena in the mace-duel: both lift their maces upward, and in that moment they blaze on the battlefield like two peak-crested mountains.