Shloka 26
दुःशासन-सहदेव-संक्षोभः; भीम-राधेय-गदायुद्धम्; द्रोण-पार्थ-अस्त्रसंग्रामः
Duhshasana–Sahadeva Clash; Bhima–Karna Mace Exchange; Drona–Arjuna Astra Duel
घोररूपं महाराज भीरूणां भयवर्धनम् | यह देख द्रोणाचार्यकी सेनासे घिरे हुए राजा दुर्योधनने भी रणभूमिमें पाण्डवोंपर आक्रमण किया। महाराज! भी कायरोंका भय बढ़ानेवाला घोर युद्ध होने लगा
ghorarūpaṃ mahārāja bhīrūṇāṃ bhayavardhanam |
大王よ、臆する者の恐れをいよいよ増し立てる、凄惨なる戦が起こった。ドローナ阿闍梨の軍に囲まれ、追い詰められたドゥルヨーダナ王を見て、パーンダヴァらは戦場において彼へ猛攻を加えた。かくして戦いは恐るべき相を帯び、クシャトリヤの法（kṣatriya-dharma）の要請のもと、勇気と決意が試された。
संयज उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how war intensifies fear for the timid while demanding steadiness from warriors; it implicitly contrasts inner courage with panic, underscoring the ethical pressure of kṣatriya-duty in battle.
A terrifying phase of the battle begins: Duryodhana is described as being hemmed in amid Droṇa’s forces, and the Pāṇḍavas attack him on the battlefield, causing the fighting to become especially dreadful.