Shloka 27
Karṇa-parva Adhyāya 58 — Arjuna’s Arrow-Storm and Relief of Bhīmasena
तावन्योन्यं तु दृष्टवैव संरम्भं जग्मतु: परम् । अथाब्रवीन्महाराज द्रोणपुत्र: प्रतापवान्
tāv anyonyaṃ tu dṛṣṭvaiva saṃrambhaṃ jagmatuḥ param | athābravīn mahārāja droṇaputraḥ pratāpavān ||
Sañjaya said: Seeing one another, the two at once rose to the height of fierce wrath. Then, O great king, the valiant son of Droṇa spoke—his words poised to drive the encounter toward its decisive turn amid the moral darkness of war.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how mere confrontation and mutual recognition can inflame anger to an extreme, reminding the reader that in war the inner state—rage and agitation—often drives action as much as duty, and can eclipse restraint and discernment.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that two opponents, upon seeing each other, become intensely enraged; immediately afterward, Aśvatthāmā (the son of Droṇa) begins to speak, signaling a pivotal escalation in the encounter.