Shloka 25
Śalya-parva Adhyāya 26 — Duryodhana’s remnant formation and rapid engagements
महदासीतू तयोर्युद्धे चित्ररूपं भयानकम् | यादृशं समरे पूर्व जम्भवासवयोर्युधि
mahād āsīt tu tayor yuddhe citrarūpaṃ bhayānakam | yādṛśaṃ samare pūrvaṃ jambhāvāsavayor yudhi ||
サンジャヤは言った。「その二人の間に大いなる戦いが起こった。形は奇怪で、見る者を震え上がらせるほど恐ろしい。かつて戦場でジャンバとヴァーサヴァ（インドラ）が戦った古の合戦のごとく、今この二勇士の衝突もまたそのようであった。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse heightens the moral and emotional gravity of war by likening a human duel to a mythic clash of cosmic scale; it underscores how battle can become awe-inspiring yet dreadful, reminding the listener that violence, even when heroic, carries terror and vast consequences.
Sañjaya describes the duel between two principal fighters (contextually, the leading warriors engaged at this point in Śalya Parva) as extraordinarily fierce and frightening, comparing it to the legendary battle between the asura Jambha and Indra (Vāsava).