Shloka 33
अन्योन्यश्ज्राभिहतौ रेजतुर्वषभाविव । उस समय एक-दूसरेके सींगोंसे चोट खाये हुए दो साँड़के समान उन दोनोंकी बड़ी शोभा हो रही थी ।। अन्योन्यस्य वधे यत्नं कुर्वाणाौ तौ महारथौ
sañjaya uvāca |
anyonyaj-jrābhihatāu rejatur vṛṣabhāv iva |
anyonyasya vadhe yatnaṃ kurvāṇau tau mahārathau ||
Sañjaya said: Struck by each other’s horns, those two shone like battling bulls. Each striving for the other’s death, the two great chariot-warriors pressed the fight with relentless resolve—an image of war’s fierce pride where prowess seeks victory at the cost of life.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the intoxicating splendor of martial prowess even amid mutual destruction, inviting reflection on how kṣatriya valor can appear glorious while being ethically bound to lethal rivalry.
Sañjaya describes two elite chariot-warriors locked in close combat, comparing them to two bulls goring each other with horns, each exerting himself to kill the other.