Shloka 87
अस्त्रयुद्धे द्रौणिपार्थसंघर्षः — Karṇa’s Bhārgavāstra and the Search for Yudhiṣṭhira
Chapter 45
इति संवदतोरेव तयो: पुरुषसिंहयो: । ते सेने समसज्जेतां गज़ायमुनवद् भूशम्,राजन! वे दोनों पुरुषसिंह शल्य और कर्ण इस प्रकार बातें कर ही रहे थे कि कौरव और पाण्डवकी दोनों सेनाएँ गंगा और यमुनाके समान एक-दूसरीसे वेगपूर्वक जा मिलीं
iti saṁvadator eva tayoḥ puruṣasiṁhayoḥ | te sene samasajjetāṁ gaṅgāyamunavad bhūśam ||
Ketika dua lelaki laksana singa—Śalya dan Karṇa—masih berkata-kata demikian, dua bala tentera Kaurava dan Pāṇḍava pun meluru bertembung. Wahai raja, mereka bertemu dengan hentaman yang deras, bagaikan Gaṅgā dan Yamunā yang mengalir deras lalu bersatu.
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how swiftly counsel and conversation are overtaken by the momentum of war: once hostility is set in motion, events converge with irresistible force, making ethical responsibility for earlier choices—pride, provocation, refusal of restraint—more acute.
While Śalya and Karṇa are still in conversation, the Kaurava and Pāṇḍava forces advance and collide. The meeting is compared to the confluence of the Gaṅgā and Yamunā, emphasizing the power and inevitability of the clash.