Shloka 32
अथ तौ नित्यसंहृष्टोी सुयोधनवृकोदरौ । अवतीर्णों गदाहस्तावेकशुड्राविवाचलौ,तदनन्तर सदा एक-दूसरेको जीतनेका उत्साह रखनेवाले दुर्योधन और भीमसेन हाथमें गदा लिये रंगभूमिमें उतरे। उस समय वे एक-एक शिखरवाले दो पर्वतोंकी भाँति शोभा पा रहे थे
atha tau nitya-saṁhṛṣṭau suyodhana-vṛkodarau | avatīrṇau gadā-hastāv eka-śṛṅgāv iva acalau ||
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: Then those two—Suyodhana (Duryodhana) and Vṛkodara (Bhīma)—ever exhilarated and eager to conquer one another, descended into the arena with maces in hand. At that moment they looked splendid and unshakable, like two mountains each crowned with a single peak—an image that heightens the sense of impending conflict and the peril of pride-driven rivalry within the Kuru house.
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how exhilaration in rivalry and the thirst to defeat one another can magnify conflict; outward splendor and strength (likened to mountains) may conceal an ethically dangerous momentum driven by pride and enmity within a family.
Duryodhana and Bhīma enter the wrestling/dueling arena holding maces, both energized and intent on victory; their imposing, steady presence is compared to two single-peaked mountains, signaling a serious and dramatic confrontation.