Shloka 32
द्रौणि-पार्षतयोर्युद्धम् | The Duel of Aśvatthāmā
Drauṇi) and Dhṛṣṭadyumna (Pārṣata
निर्दहन्तौ महाराज श्त्रवृष्ट्या परस्परम्
nirdahantau mahārāja śastravṛṣṭyā parasparam
Sañjaya dit : Ô Roi, les deux guerriers semblaient se brûler l’un l’autre, se couvrant d’une pluie d’armes. Le vers souligne comment la fureur du combat reconnaît la prouesse martiale en destruction mutuelle, lorsque la vaillance et la colère étouffent toute retenue.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical cost of unchecked martial fury: when combat becomes a mutual ‘burning,’ skill serves destruction rather than dharma, reminding the listener that war’s momentum can overwhelm restraint and compassion.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that two opposing fighters are locked in an intense exchange, pelting each other with weapons like a torrential rain, each trying to overpower and ‘consume’ the other.