Shloka 25
उभौ विश्लुतकर्माणौ पौरुषेण बलेन च | उभौ च सदृशौ युद्धे शम्बरामरराजयो:
ubhau viśluta-karmāṇau pauruṣeṇa balena ca | ubhau ca sadṛśau yuddhe śambarāmararājayoḥ ||
संजय बोले—दोनों के कर्म अब निर्बन्ध हो उठे थे; पुरुषार्थ और बल में वे एक-दूसरे के समकक्ष थे। युद्ध में वे ऐसे प्रतीत होते थे मानो शम्बरासुर और देवराज इन्द्र आमने-सामने हों।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, when warriors abandon restraint and commit fully to combat, the contest becomes a test of sheer prowess and strength; it also cautions that unbridled action (viśluta-karman) intensifies violence and its consequences.
Sañjaya describes two opposing fighters as evenly matched in valor and power, using a mythic comparison: their clash resembles the legendary confrontation between the asura Śambara and Indra, the king of the gods.