Shloka 6
Adhyāya 18 — Sequential Duels and Formation Pressure
Ulūka–Yuyutsu; Śakuni–Sutasoma; Kṛpa–Dhṛṣṭadyumna; Kṛtavarmā–Śikhaṇḍin
तेषां तस्य च तद् युद्धमभवल्लोमहर्षणम् । त्रैलोक्यविजये यादृग् दैत्यानां सह वज्िणा
teṣāṁ tasya ca tad yuddham abhaval lomaharṣaṇam | trailokyavijaye yādṛg daityānāṁ saha vajriṇā ||
Sañjaya said: The battle between those warriors and Arjuna became hair-raising and awe-inspiring—like the dreadful clash the Daityas once fought with Indra, wielder of the thunderbolt, when he conquered the three worlds.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse does not give a direct moral injunction, but it frames the battlefield as a place where human action can resemble mythic, world-shaking struggles. The implied ethical tension is that war magnifies power and valor, yet also demands discernment about righteous purpose (dharma) amid overwhelming violence.
Sañjaya describes the combat between Arjuna and the opposing warriors as intensely thrilling and fearsome. To convey its scale, he compares it to the legendary battle in which Indra, armed with the vajra, fought the Daityas during his conquest of the three worlds.