Shloka 30
तौ शराग्रविनुन्नाड्ौ निर्भिन्दन्तौ परस्परम्
tau śarāgravinuṇṇāḍau nirbhindantau parasparam
Sañjaya sprach: Von den scharfen Spitzen der Pfeile getroffen und gleichsam vorwärtsgetrieben, durchbohrten die beiden Krieger einander abwechselnd—jeder begegnete dem Angriff des anderen mit gleicher Wildheit, während die Gewalt der Schlacht ohne jedes Erbarmen anschwoll.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the grim reciprocity of warfare: violence begets violence, and in the kṣatriya arena of battle, opponents often mirror each other’s intensity. Ethically, it highlights how conflict can escalate into mutual harm when governed solely by martial momentum rather than restraint.
Sañjaya describes two combatants locked in close contest. Both are struck by arrow-points and, undeterred, they pierce each other repeatedly—depicting an evenly matched duel amid the larger Kurukṣetra war.