Shloka 32
Vāraṇāvata-praveśa and Jatugṛha-saṃdeha
Entry into Vāraṇāvata and Suspicion of the Lac-House
अथ तौ नित्यसंहृष्टोी सुयोधनवृकोदरौ । अवतीर्णों गदाहस्तावेकशुड्राविवाचलौ,तदनन्तर सदा एक-दूसरेको जीतनेका उत्साह रखनेवाले दुर्योधन और भीमसेन हाथमें गदा लिये रंगभूमिमें उतरे। उस समय वे एक-एक शिखरवाले दो पर्वतोंकी भाँति शोभा पा रहे थे
atha tau nitya-saṁhṛṣṭau suyodhana-vṛkodarau | avatīrṇau gadā-hastāv eka-śṛṅgāv iva acalau ||
Dijo Dhṛtarāṣṭra: Entonces aquellos dos—Suyodhana (Duryodhana) y Vṛkodara (Bhīma)—siempre exultantes y ansiosos por vencerse mutuamente, descendieron a la arena con las mazas en la mano. En ese instante se mostraban espléndidos e inconmovibles, como dos montañas coronadas cada una por un solo pico; imagen que acrecienta el presentimiento del choque inminente y del peligro de una rivalidad nacida del orgullo en la casa de los Kuru.
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how exhilaration in rivalry and the thirst to defeat one another can magnify conflict; outward splendor and strength (likened to mountains) may conceal an ethically dangerous momentum driven by pride and enmity within a family.
Duryodhana and Bhīma enter the wrestling/dueling arena holding maces, both energized and intent on victory; their imposing, steady presence is compared to two single-peaked mountains, signaling a serious and dramatic confrontation.