Shloka 63
कर्णभीमसेनयुद्धम् | Karṇa–Bhīmasena Engagement
Chapter 111
निर्विशेषमयुध्येतां मायाभिरितरेतरम् । इस प्रकार अत्यन्त क्रोधमें भरे हुए वे दोनों महाबली राक्षसराज परस्पर मायाओंको प्रयोग करते हुए समानरूपसे युद्ध करने लगे
nirviśeṣam ayudhyetāṃ māyābhir itaretaram |
Sañjaya berkata: Dikuasai amarah yang menyala-nyala, kedua raja rākṣasa yang mahaperkasa itu bertempur tanpa membeda-bedakan, saling menghadapi dengan māyā—tipu daya dan daya ilusi. Masing-masing mematahkan ilusi lawannya dengan ilusi pula, sehingga pertempuran yang mengerikan itu berlangsung seimbang, kekuatan berhadapan dengan kekuatan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger can drive warriors into a contest where deception and counter-deception dominate; it implicitly warns that krodha clouds discernment and turns battle into a struggle of māyā rather than clear, principled conduct.
Sañjaya reports that two extremely powerful rākṣasa leaders, inflamed with wrath, engage each other in an evenly matched fight, repeatedly employing māyā—illusory or deceptive tactics—against one another.