Mahabharata — Bhishma Parva, Shloka 80
Droṇa–Dhṛṣṭadyumna-yuddha (द्रोण-धृष्टद्युम्न-युद्धम्) — Tactical duel and allied interventions
तयोरयुद्धं समभवद् घोररूपं विशाम्पते । दारयेतां सुसंक्रुद्धावन्योन्यमपराजितौ
tayor yuddhaṃ samabhavad ghorarūpaṃ viśāṃpate | dārayetāṃ susaṃkruddhāv anyonyam aparājitau prajānātha |
Sañjaya said: O lord of the people, between those two there arose a battle of dreadful aspect. Unconquered by any, and inflamed with fierce wrath, the two warriors tore at one another—each striving to break the other, as the war’s violence swelled without restraint.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how unchecked anger (krodha) intensifies conflict: even mighty, undefeated heroes become mutually destructive when wrath governs them. It implicitly contrasts martial valor with the ethical danger of rage overwhelming discernment.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a terrifying duel has erupted between two warriors. Both are described as unconquered and fiercely enraged, striking and rending each other in a brutal exchange.