Shloka 13
Adhyāya 86: Irāvān’s Lineage, Cavalry Clash, and the Māyā-Duel Ending in Irāvān’s Fall
तेषां प्रववृते युद्ध सुमहललोमहर्षणम् । इरावांस्तु सुसंक़्रुद्धो भ्रातरी देवरूपिणौ,उन तीनों वीरोंका युद्ध अत्यन्त रोमांचकारी हुआ। इरावानने कुपित होकर देवताओंके समान रूपवान् दोनों भाई विन्द और अनुविन्दको झुकी हुई गाँठवाले तीखे बाणोंसे तुरंत घायल कर दिया। वे भी समरांगणमें विचित्र युद्ध करनेवाले थे। अतः उन्होंने भी इरावान्को बींध डाला
teṣāṃ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ sumahallomaharṣaṇam | irāvāṃs tu susaṃkruddho bhrātarī devarūpiṇau |
Sañjaya said: Among those warriors, a battle commenced that was exceedingly fierce and hair-raising. Irāvān, inflamed with anger, struck down the two brothers Vindā and Anuvindā—handsome as gods—wounding them at once with sharp, knot-jointed arrows. The brothers too, skilled in wondrous combat upon the field, pierced Irāvān in return.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the kṣatriya ethos of facing battle with courage and accepting immediate consequences: aggression meets resistance, and prowess is answered by prowess, highlighting reciprocity and accountability in war.
A fierce duel erupts: Irāvān, enraged, wounds the godlike brothers Vindā and Anuvindā with sharp arrows; they, adept fighters, retaliate by piercing Irāvān on the battlefield.