Shloka 5
तौ दृष्टवा विस्मयं जग्मु: सर्वसैन्यानि मारिष । त्रैलोक्यविजये यत्ताविन्द्रवरोचनाविव
tau dṛṣṭvā vismayaṁ jagmuḥ sarvasainyāni māriṣa | trailokyavijaye yattāv indravarocanāv iva ||
Sañjaya berkata: Melihat kedua-duanya berhadapan muka, seluruh bala tentera terperanjat dalam kehairanan, wahai yang mulia—bagaikan Indra dan Bali (putera Varocana), kedua-duanya berusaha menakluk tiga alam. Pemandangan itu seolah-olah pertembungan kuasa penakluk dunia, dan segala pasukan memandang dengan takjub akan kebesaran pertemuan itu.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how extraordinary power and resolve can inspire collective awe, and it frames human conflict through a mythic lens: when warriors contend with world-shaking ambition, observers sense the moral and cosmic weight of the moment.
Sañjaya reports that the assembled troops, seeing the two opposing heroes confronting each other, are amazed; their face-off is likened to the famed rivalry of Indra and Bali, both depicted as striving for dominion over the three worlds.