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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সঞ্জয় বললেন—যুদ্ধে দুর্যোধন ও ভীমসেন উভয়ের গদা উঁচুতে উঠেছিল; তখন রণক্ষেত্রে তারা শিখরযুক্ত দুই পর্বতের মতো দীপ্তিমান হয়ে উঠেছিল।
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.