Shloka 27
Vāg-yuddha and Nimitta-darśana before the Gadāyuddha
Verbal Duel and Omens
तावुभौ समतिक्रुद्धावुभी भीमपराक्रमौ
tāv ubhau samatikruddhāv ubhī bhīmaparākramau
ສັນຊະຍາກ່າວວ່າ: ທັງສອງຄົນໂກດເກຣີຍວເທົ່າກັນ ແລະເປັນນັກຮົບຜູ້ມີພະລັງດຸດັນດັ່ງພີມ; ແຕ່ລະຄົນທຽບທັນອີກຄົນໃນຄວາມມຸ່ງໝັ້ນ ໃນຂະນະທີ່ຄວາມຄຸກຄາມຂອງສົງຄາມກຳລັງພຸ່ງສູງ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger can equally seize opposing warriors, making them mirror each other in ferocity; it implicitly warns that wrath, though common in war, intensifies conflict and can eclipse discernment (viveka), even among the mighty.
Sañjaya describes two combatants facing each other in the Shalya Parva battle scene: both are equally enraged and possess tremendous prowess, likened to Bhīma’s strength, signaling an imminent, high-intensity clash.