Shloka 34
तौ श्र॒ुत्वा युगपद् वीरौ निनदं तस्य शुष्मिण: । पुन: पुनः प्राणदतां दिदृक्षन्ती वृकोदरम्,उस महाबली वीरके सिंहनादको एक ही साथ सुनकर उन दोनों वीरोंने भीमसेनको देखनेकी इच्छा प्रकट करते हुए बारंबार गर्जना की
tau śrutvā yugapad vīrau ninadaṃ tasya śuṣmiṇaḥ | punaḥ punaḥ prāṇadatāṃ didṛkṣantī vṛkodaram ||
Sañjaya said: Hearing at once the thunderous roar of that fierce warrior, the two heroes repeatedly raised their own battle-cries, eager to behold Vṛkodara (Bhīma). In the heat of war, their response shows how martial pride and the urge to test strength drive combatants to seek direct encounter, even as the struggle presses toward deadly consequences.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya war-ethos: courage and competitive resolve are stirred by an opponent’s roar, prompting warriors to answer with their own cries and seek direct confrontation—an ethical tension where valor and pride propel action amid lethal conflict.
Sañjaya reports that two warriors hear the fierce roar of Bhīma (Vṛkodara) and, simultaneously, they repeatedly roar back, expressing their desire to see and face him on the battlefield.