Shloka 13
Bhīṣma–Arjuna Strategic Engagement at Virāṭa’s Frontier (भीष्मार्जुनयुद्धम्)
तौ समाजघ्नतुर्वीरावन्योन्यं पुरुषर्षभौ । शरैराशीविषाकारैज्वलद्धिरिव पन्नगै:,वे दोनों पुरुषसिंह वीर विषधर सर्पके समान आकारवाले जलते हुए-से बाणोंद्वारा एक-दूसरेको चोट पहुँचाने लगे
tau samājaghnatur vīrāv anyonyaṁ puruṣarṣabhau | śarair āśīviṣākārair jvaladdhir iva pannagaiḥ ||
সেই দুজন পুৰুষসিংহ বীৰে পৰস্পৰক আঘাত কৰিবলৈ ধৰিলে। তেওঁলোকৰ শৰ বিষধৰ সাপৰ দৰে আকাৰৰ, যেন জ্বলি উঠা পন্নগৰ দৰে দীপ্তিমান।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of fearless engagement in combat while also revealing the ethical tension of warfare: mutual valor manifests as mutual injury, and the narrative invites reflection on duty performed amid destructive consequences.
Two eminent warriors are locked in a direct exchange, striking each other with arrows described through vivid serpent-and-fire imagery, emphasizing the intensity and danger of the duel.