Shloka 33
Vāg-yuddha and Nimitta-darśana before the Gadāyuddha
Verbal Duel and Omens
उभौ क्रोधविषं दीप्तं वमन््तावुरगाविव । अन्योन्यमभिसंरब्धौ प्रेक्षमाणावरिंदमौ
ubhau krodhaviṣaṁ dīptaṁ vamantāv uragāv iva | anyonyam abhisarambdhau prekṣamāṇāv ariṁdamau ||
Sañjaya sprach: Beide Krieger, wie Schlangen, die loderndes Gift speien, standen in Flammen des Zorns. In gegenseitiger Wut verstrickt, starrten diese Bezwinger der Feinde einander an, zum Zusammenprall bereit.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger functions like poison: once kindled, it distorts perception and propels even great heroes toward ruinous action. It implicitly warns that valor without restraint and ethical self-governance becomes self-destructive.
Sañjaya describes two opposing champions on the battlefield, both intensely enraged. They glare at each other and prepare to collide, compared to two serpents spewing venom—an image emphasizing the ferocity and danger of their imminent duel.