Shloka 45
भीष्मधनंजयद्वैरथम्
Bhīṣma–Dhanaṃjaya Duel and the Opening Clash
उभौ परमसंहृष्टावु भौ युद्धाभिनन्दिनौ
ubhau paramasaṁhṛṣṭāv ubhau yuddhābhinandinau
ສັນຊະຍະກ່າວວ່າ: ທັງສອງຄົນມີໃຈຮື້ນເຮືອງຢ່າງຍິ່ງ—ທັງສອງຍິນດີໃນສົງຄາມ—ກະຕືລືລົ້ນ ແລະ ຍອມຮັບການປະລະມືທີ່ກຳລັງຈະມາເຖິງ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya martial ethos: in a dharma-framed conflict, warriors may feel exhilaration and even approval toward battle. Ethically, it points to the tension between righteous duty and the intoxicating excitement of violence—an attitude that later reflection in the epic often scrutinizes.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the two opposing champions (implied by context) are both highly exhilarated and welcoming the fight, signaling readiness and eagerness as the battle situation intensifies.