Shloka 55
भीष्म-युधिष्ठिर-संमर्दः
Bhīṣma’s Pressure on Yudhiṣṭhira; Śikhaṇḍī’s Approach; Evening Withdrawal
प्रत्युद्ययुरमहाराज गजानिव महागजा: । महाराज! उन्हें आते देख आपके महारथी पुत्र उनका सामना करनेके लिये आगे बढ़े, जैसे हाथी दूसरे हाथियोंसे भिड़नेके लिये आगे बढ़ते हैं || ५४ हू ।।
sañjaya uvāca |
pratyudyayur amahārāja gajān iva mahāgajāḥ |
durmukho durjayaś caiva tathā durmarṣaṇo yuvā |
śatruñjayaḥ śatrusahaś ca naraśvara |
ete sarve yaśasvino vīrāḥ krodhena bharitāḥ samam abhyudyayur bhāratānām kekayānāṃ pañca-bhrātṝṇāṃ pratyudgamāya ||
サञ्जयは言った。「大王よ、彼らが進み来るのを見て、陛下の最精鋭の戦士たちは迎え撃つために進み出た。あたかも巨象が巨象にぶつからんと突進するがごとく。人の主よ、ドゥルムカ、ドゥルジャヤ、若き勇者ドゥルマルシャナ、さらにシャトルンジャヤとシャトルサハ——名高きこの五人の兄弟は怒りに燃え、五人のケーカヤ兄弟に対して一斉に突き進んだ。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) can unify and propel warriors into violent confrontation, often overpowering discernment. It implicitly warns that martial glory, when driven by rage, accelerates conflict and obscures ethical restraint even among famed heroes.
Sañjaya reports to the king that, upon seeing the opposing side advance, the king’s warriors surge forward to meet them. He then names five brothers—Durmukha, Durjaya, the young Durmarṣaṇa, Śatruñjaya, and Śatrusaha—who, enraged, move together to confront the five Kekaya brothers.