Shloka 100
भीष्मवधोपाय-प्रश्नः (Inquiry into the means to overcome Bhīṣma) | Chapter 103
महाराज! उस महायुद्धमें क्रोधसे उद्दीप्त हो आँखें लाल-लाल करके एक-दूसरेसे भिड़े हुए वे दोनों महाबली वीर युद्धमें काल और अग्निके समान परस्पर देखने लगे। उनका वह घोर संग्राम अत्यन्त कटु परिणामको प्रकट करनेवाला था। पूर्वकालमें देवासुर-संग्रामके अवसरपर इन्द्र और शम्बरासुरमें जैसा भयंकर युद्ध हुआ था
sañjaya uvāca | mahārāja! tasmin mahāyuddhe krodhoddīptāruṇalocanau parasparaṃ saṃmukhaṃ saṃyuge saṃnipatya tau mahābalau vīrau yuddhe kālāgnisamāv iva parasparaṃ dadṛśatuḥ | tayoḥ sa ghoraḥ saṃgrāmo 'tyantaṃ kaṭupariṇāmaṃ prakāśayām āsa | pūrvakāle devāsurasaṃgrāme yathā indraśambarāsurayoḥ bhayaṅkaraṃ yuddham abhavat tathā tayor api abhavat ||
Sanjaya said: O King, in that great battle, those two mighty heroes—eyes reddened and blazing with anger—closed with one another and looked upon each other like Death and Fire embodied. Their dreadful combat foretold a bitter outcome. It was as terrifying as the ancient clash between Indra and the asura Śambara during the war of gods and demons.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unrestrained anger in war magnifies destruction and clouds discernment; the verse underscores that wrath-driven heroism can lead to bitter consequences, as if Death and Fire themselves were unleashed.
Sanjaya describes two mighty warriors locked in a furious duel, their rage making them appear like embodiments of Death and Fire, and he heightens the scene by comparing it to the legendary battle between Indra and the asura Śambara.