Shloka 32
Nakula–Śakuni Duel and the Night Battle; Śikhaṇḍin–Kṛpa Engagement (नकुल-शकुनियुद्धं तथा रात्रियुद्धवर्णनम्)
यूथपौ वासिताहेतो: प्रयुद्धाविव कुड्जरौ । जैसे हथिनीके लिये दो यूथपति गजराज परस्पर घोर युद्ध करते हैं, उसी प्रकार आपसमें लड़नेवाले उन योद्धाओंके अधिपतियोंको सब लोग दर्शक बनकर देखने लगे ३१३ || अन्योन्यस्य हयान् हत्वा धनुषी विनिकृत्य च
yūthapau vāsitāhetoḥ prayuddhāv iva kuñjarau | anyonyasya hayān hatvā dhanuṣī vinikṛtya ca ||
Sañjaya said: “Like two lordly elephants, each the leader of his herd, battling fiercely for the sake of a she-elephant, those two champions fought one another. After striking down each other’s horses and cutting the bows, they pressed on in close combat—while the surrounding warriors looked on as spectators at the clash of their chiefs.”
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