Shloka 39
दण्डधारवधः | The Slaying of Daṇḍadhāra
ततः समागमो घोरो बभूव सहसा तयो: । यथा देवासुरे युद्धे वृत्रवासवयोरिव,फिर तो देवासुर-संग्राममें वृत्रासुर और इन्द्रके समान उन दोनों वीरोंमें सहसा घोर युद्ध छिड़ गया
tataḥ samāgamo ghoro babhūva sahasā tayoḥ | yathā devāsure yuddhe vṛtravāsavayor iva ||
Lalu, seketika itu juga, pecahlah bentrokan yang mengerikan di antara keduanya—laksana perang para dewa dan asura, seperti pertempuran Vṛtra melawan Vāsava (Indra).
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
By likening the warriors’ clash to the cosmic Deva–Asura battle (Vṛtra vs. Indra), the verse highlights how human conflict can assume world-shaking intensity and moral weight; it cautions that war is not merely personal rivalry but a force with far-reaching ethical consequences.
Sañjaya reports that a sudden and terrifying battle breaks out between two principal fighters, and he amplifies its ferocity through a mythic comparison: it resembles the legendary combat between Vṛtra and Indra in the Devasura war.