Shloka 21
बाल्यवृत्तानि सर्वाणि प्रीयमाणौ विचिन्त्य तौ । अन्योनयं प्रेक्षमाणी च स्मयमानौ पुन: पुन:,बचपनकी सारी बातें याद करके वे दोनों वीर एक-दूसरेकी ओर देखते हुए बारंबार प्रसन्नतापूर्वक मुसकरा उठते थे
bālyavṛttāni sarvāṇi prīyamāṇau vicintya tau | anyonyaṁ prekṣamāṇī ca smayamānau punaḥ punaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Recalling with delight all the incidents of their childhood, the two heroes kept looking at one another, and again and again they smiled with gladness—momentarily letting old affection and shared memory rise even amid the harshness of war.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a setting dominated by violence and duty, human bonds and shared past can surface; the verse highlights the ethical complexity of war, where affection and recognition of the other’s humanity persist alongside enmity.
Sañjaya describes two heroes who, remembering their childhood episodes, exchange looks and repeatedly smile—an intimate pause of recollection and mutual regard within the ongoing battlefield narrative.