Shloka 64
भीष्मधनंजयद्वैरथम्
Bhīṣma–Dhanaṃjaya Duel and the Opening Clash
अन्योन्यं प्रत्यभाषन्त तयोर्दृष्टवा पराक्रमम् । न शक््योौ युधि संरब्धौ जेतुमेती कथठ्चन
anyonyam pratyabhāṣanta tayor dṛṣṭvā parākramam | na śakyo yudhi saṃrabdhau jetum etī kathañcana ||
Sañjaya berkata: Melihat keperkasaan kedua-duanya, mereka saling berkata: “Apabila kedua-duanya benar-benar bangkit mengamuk dalam pertempuran, tiada sesiapa dapat menewaskan mereka.” Kata-kata itu menegaskan beratnya sisi moral perang—kuasa kepahlawanan, apabila dinyalakan oleh amarah dan kewajipan, menjadi daya yang sukar dibendung dan menjadikan kemenangan tidak menentu.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that when great warriors are driven by intense resolve and anger in a dharmic conflict, their power becomes difficult to check; it cautions that war magnifies human capacities beyond easy control, making outcomes uncertain and ethically weighty.
Sañjaya reports that observers, after witnessing the extraordinary valor of two combatants, conclude and say to each other that once both are fully engaged and inflamed in battle, no one can defeat them.