Shloka 64
भीष्मधनंजयद्वैरथम्
Bhīṣma–Dhanaṃjaya Duel and the Opening Clash
अन्योन्यं प्रत्यभाषन्त तयोर्दृष्टवा पराक्रमम् । न शक््योौ युधि संरब्धौ जेतुमेती कथठ्चन
anyonyam pratyabhāṣanta tayor dṛṣṭvā parākramam | na śakyo yudhi saṃrabdhau jetum etī kathañcana ||
Sañjaya said: Seeing the prowess of those two, they spoke to one another: “When both are fully roused in battle, neither can be conquered by anyone.” The remark underscores the moral gravity of the war—heroic power, once inflamed by wrath and duty, becomes a force that resists ordinary restraint and makes victory uncertain.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that when great warriors are driven by intense resolve and anger in a dharmic conflict, their power becomes difficult to check; it cautions that war magnifies human capacities beyond easy control, making outcomes uncertain and ethically weighty.
Sañjaya reports that observers, after witnessing the extraordinary valor of two combatants, conclude and say to each other that once both are fully engaged and inflamed in battle, no one can defeat them.