Shloka 37
तयोस्तदभवद् युद्ध॑ं घोररूप॑ विशाम्पते । दृप्तयो: समरे पूर्व वृत्रवासवयोरिव,राजन्! उस समरभूमिमें इन्द्र और वृत्रासुरकी भाँति उन दोनों अभिमानी वीरोंमें बड़ा भयंकर युद्ध हुआ
tayos tad abhavad yuddhaṁ ghorarūpaṁ viśāṁpate | dṛptayoḥ samare pūrvaṁ vṛtrāvāsavayor iva ||
હે વિશાંપતે (નરાધિપ), તે બંને ગર્વિત વીરો વચ્ચે રણમાં ભયંકર યુદ્ધ થયું—જેમ પૂર્વકાળે વાસવ (ઇન્દ્ર) અને વૃત્ર વચ્ચે થયું હતું.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how pride (darpā/dṛpti) can magnify conflict into something terrifying and destructive; by likening a human duel to Indra’s cosmic battle with Vṛtra, it frames war as morally weighty and potentially world-shaking when driven by arrogance.
Sañjaya reports to the king that a fierce fight has erupted between two proud warriors on the battlefield, and he emphasizes its intensity by comparing it to the legendary battle between Indra (Vāsava) and Vṛtra.