Shloka 60
अजिशीर्षे प्रातःसंध्यायां संग्रामवर्णनम् / Dawn-Transition Battle at Ajiśīrṣa
Chapter 161
तदद्भुतं महद् युद्ध कर्णपाण्डवयोर्मुधे
tad adbhutaṃ mahad yuddhaṃ karṇa-pāṇḍavayor mudhe
Sañjaya sprach: „Da entbrannte mitten im Kampf jene Schlacht—wunderbar und gewaltig—zwischen Karṇa und dem Pāṇḍava.“
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames the duel as ‘astonishing’ and ‘great,’ highlighting how epic narration often presents warfare as a spectacle of prowess while implicitly inviting reflection on the moral weight of such greatness—valor and skill unfolding within a tragic, dharma-strained conflict.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a remarkable and mighty battle is occurring between Karṇa and a Pāṇḍava warrior—introducing or emphasizing the intensity of their confrontation amid the wider war.