Shloka 13
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ६२: वासुदेवमहात्म्यप्रशंसा (देव–ब्रह्मसंवादः)
तत्रासीत् सुमहद् युद्ध तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम् । यथा देवासूुरं युद्ध पूर्वमासीत् सुदारुणम्,जैसे पूर्वकालमें अत्यन्त भयंकर देवासुर-संग्राम हुआ था, उसी प्रकार वहाँ अत्यन्त भयानक रोमांचकारी युद्ध होने लगा
tatrāsīt sumahad yuddhaṃ tumulaṃ lomaharṣaṇam | yathā devāsuraṃ yuddhaṃ pūrvam āsīt sudāruṇam ||
ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಮಹತ್ತರವಾದ, ಘೋಷಭರಿತವಾದ, ರೋಮಾಂಚಕರವಾದ ಯುದ್ಧವು ಉಂಟಾಯಿತು—ಹಿಂದಿನ ಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ದೇವರು-ಅಸುರರ ನಡುವೆ ನಡೆದ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ದಾರುಣ ಯುದ್ಧದಂತೆ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames the Kurukṣetra fighting as a near-cosmic upheaval, implying that war is not merely physical contest but a moral and existential crisis; when dharma is contested, the consequences feel world-shaking and terrifying.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that an immense, chaotic, and frightening battle has erupted, comparing its ferocity to the legendary devas-versus-asuras war of ancient times.