Shloka 5
तौ दृष्टवा विस्मयं जग्मु: सर्वसैन्यानि मारिष । त्रैलोक्यविजये यत्ताविन्द्रवरोचनाविव,मान्यवर! तीनों लोकोंपर विजय पानेके लिये प्रयत्नशील हुए इन्द्र और बलिके समान उन दोनों वीरोंको आमने-सामने देखकर समस्त सेनाओंको बड़ा विस्मय हुआ
tau dṛṣṭvā vismayaṁ jagmuḥ sarvasainyāni māriṣa | trailokyavijaye yattāv indravarocanāv iva ||
Sañjaya berkata: Wahai yang mulia, melihat kedua kesatria itu berhadapan muka, seluruh bala tentara tertegun dalam keheranan. Keduanya tampak laksana Indra dan Bali, putra Varocana, yang sama-sama berikhtiar menaklukkan tiga dunia.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how extraordinary power and resolve can inspire collective awe, and it frames human conflict through a mythic lens: when warriors contend with world-shaking ambition, observers sense the moral and cosmic weight of the moment.
Sañjaya reports that the assembled troops, seeing the two opposing heroes confronting each other, are amazed; their face-off is likened to the famed rivalry of Indra and Bali, both depicted as striving for dominion over the three worlds.