Shloka 37
शल्य–युधिष्ठिरयुद्धप्रारम्भः
Commencement of the Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Duel
तेषामासीन्महाराज व्यतिक्षेप: परस्परम् सिंहानामामिषेप्सूनां कूजतामिव संयुगे,महाराज! जैसे मांसके लोभसे सिंह गर्जते हुए आपसमें लड़ते हों, उसी प्रकार उस युद्धस्थलमें उन समस्त योद्धाओंका एक-दूसरेके प्रति भयंकर प्रहार हो रहा था
teṣām āsīn mahārāja vyatikṣepaḥ parasparam | siṁhānām āmiṣepsūnāṁ kūjatām iva saṁyuge ||
サンジャヤは言った。「大王よ、あの戦士たちの間には、激しい相互の衝突が起こった。肉を求める獅子が咆哮しつつ戦うがごとく、戦場では皆が互いに恐るべき打撃を浴びせ合った。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how, once war is fully engaged, combatants can be driven by raw appetite for victory and destruction, resembling predatory animals. It implicitly warns that unchecked aggression and desire (lobha/īpsā) can eclipse discernment and dharmic restraint, turning the battlefield into a scene of mutual ruin.
Sañjaya reports to the king that the warriors on the battlefield have become thoroughly entangled in close combat, striking one another fiercely. He heightens the scene with a simile: like roaring lions fighting over flesh, the fighters clash with terrifying force.