तत: समभवद् युद्ध घोररूपं भयानकम् | विस्मापनं महाराज नरराक्षसयोर्मुधे,महाराज! तदनन्तर रणभूमिमें सबको विस्मयमें डालनेवाला मनुष्य और राक्षसका वह घोर एवं भयानक युद्ध आरम्भ हो गया
tataḥ samabhavad yuddhaṃ ghorarūpaṃ bhayānakam | vismāpanaṃ mahārāja nara-rākṣasayor mṛdhe ||
Sañjaya said: “Then, O King, there arose a battle of dreadful form, terrifying to behold—an encounter between a man and a rākṣasa in the thick of combat—one that cast the whole field into astonishment. In that moment, the war’s brutal nature stood revealed, as extraordinary prowess and inhuman ferocity collided before all.”
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