Shloka 8
Duryodhana-śibira-praveśaḥ — The Pāṇḍavas Enter the Kaurava Camp; The Burning of Arjuna’s Chariot
इन्द्रेणेव हि वृत्रस्य वध॑ परमसंयुगे । त्वया कृतममन्यन्त शत्रोर्वधमिमं जना:,“जैसे महासमरमें इन्द्रने वृत्रासुरका वध किया था, आपके द्वारा किया हुआ यह शत्रुका संहार भी उसी कोटिका है--ऐसा सब लोग समझने लगे हैं
indreṇeva hi vṛtrasya vadhaḥ paramasaṁyuge | tvayā kṛtam amanyanta śatror vadham imaṁ janāḥ ||
संजय म्हणाला—जसा परम संग्रामात इंद्राने वृत्राचा वध केला, तसाच हा शत्रुवध तू केला आहे—असे लोक मानू लागले।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how extraordinary martial deeds are interpreted through sacred archetypes: a human victory is measured against a cosmic paradigm (Indra’s defeat of Vṛtra), emphasizing reputation, perceived righteousness, and the moral weight society assigns to acts of war.
Sañjaya reports that onlookers, witnessing a decisive killing in a fierce battle, began to speak of it as equal in stature to Indra’s legendary slaying of Vṛtra—thereby magnifying the warrior’s achievement and its impact on the battlefield’s morale and memory.