Shloka 3736
Vāg-yuddha and Nimitta-darśana before the Gadāyuddha
Verbal Duel and Omens
ददृशाते कुरुश्रेष्ठी कालसूर्याविवोदितौ । महामनस्वी महाबली कुरुश्रेष्ठ दुर्योधन और भीमसेन प्रखर किरणोंसे युक्त, प्रलयकालमें उगे हुए दो दीप्तिशाली सूर्योके समान दृष्टिगोचर हो रहे थे
sañjaya uvāca | dadṛśāte kuruśreṣṭhī kālasūryāv ivoditau | mahāmanasvī mahābalī kuruśreṣṭhau duryodhana-bhīmasenau prakhara-kiraṇopetau pralayakāle uditau dvau dīptiśālinau sūryāv iva dṛśyete sma |
サञ्जयは言った――クル族の最勝なる二人、ドゥルヨーダナとビーマセーナは、滅びの時に昇る二つの赫々たる太陽のごとく、猛き光芒を放って眼前に現れた。その瞬間、戦の道義の重みはいっそう鋭くなる。大いなる決意と力は輝き出るが、その輝きは破滅の光景に属し、武勇と破壊とが並び立っていた。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how extraordinary power and resolve can appear dazzling, yet in a dharma-conflicted war that brilliance is tied to Kāla (Time) and pralaya-like destruction—reminding the listener that martial splendor does not automatically equal righteousness, and that unchecked ambition can turn heroism into ruin.
Sanjaya describes Duryodhana and Bhima coming into view, portraying them as two intensely radiant suns at the end of time—an image that heightens the impending clash and the catastrophic stakes of their confrontation.