Shloka 28
भीमकर्णसमागमः | Bhīma–Karṇa Encounter
तौ दृष्टवा पतिसंरब्धौ दुर्योधनधनंजयौ । अभ्यवैक्षन्त राजानो भीमरूपा: समन्ततः,दुर्योधन तथा अर्जुनको परस्पर कुपित देख भयंकर नरेशगण सब ओर खड़े हो चुपचाप देखने लगे
tau dṛṣṭvā patisaṃrabdhau duryodhana-dhanañjayau | abhyavaikṣanta rājāno bhīmarūpāḥ samantataḥ ||
Sañjaya dit : Voyant Duryodhana et Dhanañjaya (Arjuna) enflammés de colère l’un contre l’autre, les rois à l’aspect redoutable se tinrent tout autour et regardèrent en silence—sachant que l’affrontement de tels champions ébranlerait l’ordre moral et politique du champ de bataille.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unchecked anger between leading warriors becomes a public, destabilizing force: even powerful kings fall into the role of silent spectators, sensing that personal rage can override prudence and intensify collective destruction—highlighting the ethical danger of krodha (wrath) in a dharma-framed war.
Sañjaya reports that Duryodhana and Arjuna are visibly enraged at each other. Surrounding kings and chiefs, formidable themselves, gather around and watch closely, anticipating a decisive encounter between the two champions.