Shloka 28
तौ युद्ध्वा विविधैघोरिरायुधैर्विशिखैस्तथा । प्रगृह्दा च शितो खड्गावन्योन्यमभिपेततु:,नाना प्रकारके भयंकर आयुधों और बाणोंसे युद्ध करके वे दोनों राक्षस तीखी तलवारें लेकर एक-दूसरेपर टूट पड़े
tau yuddhvā vividhair ghorair āyudhair viśikhaiḥ tathā | pragṛhya ca śitau khaḍgau anyonyam abhipetatuḥ ||
Sañjaya sprach: Nachdem sie mit vielerlei schrecklichen Waffen und mit Pfeilen gekämpft hatten, ergriffen jene beiden Rākṣasas ihre scharfen Schwerter und stürzten aufeinander zu, entschlossen zum Nahkampf.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the escalation of conflict: when combatants abandon distance and rush into sword-fight, the struggle becomes more intimate and dangerous, demanding heightened self-control and adherence to dharmic restraints even amid fury.
Sañjaya describes two rākṣasa warriors who first fight with various fearsome weapons and arrows, then draw their sharp swords and charge directly at each other for close-quarters combat.