Shloka 316
भूरिश्रवसः गर्हा, प्रायोपवेशः, सात्यकिकृतशिरच्छेदः
Bhūriśravas’s Censure, Prāyopaveśa, and Sātyaki’s Beheading
समेयातां नरव्याप्रौ व्याप्राविव तरस्विनौ । तत्पश्चात् प्रजजलित पावक और वेगशाली व्याप्रोंके समान वे दोनों नरश्रेष्ठ वीर अत्यन्त कुपित हो एक-दूसरेसे भिड़ गये
sameyātāṃ naravyāprāu vyāprāv iva tarasvinau | tatpaścāt prajajvalita-pāvaka-prakhyau vegāḍhyau vyāghrāv iva tau narottamau vīrau atyanta-kupitau parasparaṃ samabhidudruvatuḥ ||
Sañjaya sprach: Die beiden Vorzüglichsten der Menschen gingen aufeinander zu, schnell und kraftvoll wie zwei mächtige Tiger. Dann, lodernd wie entfachtes Feuer und von wildem Schwung getrieben, stürzten jene beiden Helden—von Zorn ganz ergriffen—vor, um sich in engem Kampf zu packen.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how unchecked anger and martial momentum can eclipse restraint, turning human conflict into a force likened to fire—suggesting an ethical warning about the destructive escalation of wrath even among the greatest heroes.
Sañjaya describes two leading warriors advancing and then charging into close combat, compared to swift tigers and to blazing fire, emphasizing the intensity and ferocity of their encounter.