Shloka 29
क्ष्ेडितास्फोटितरवैर्बाणशब्दैस्तु सर्वतः । तौ जन हर्षयन्तौ च सिंहनादं प्रचक्रतु:,उन दोनों महारथियोंने युद्धस्थलमें एक-दूसरेके सुन्दर धनुष काटकर तुरंत ही सारथि और घोड़े भी मार डाले ।। विरथावसियुद्धाय समाजग्मतुराहवे । शतचन्द्रचिते गृह चर्मणी सुभुजी तथा फिर वे सुन्दर भुजाओंवाले दोनों वीर रथहीन होकर सौ चन्द्राकार चिह्नोंसे युक्त ढाल और तलवार लिये खड्ग-युद्धके लिये उद्यत हो युद्धस्थलमें एक-दूसरेके सामने आये
kṣeditāsphoṭita-ravair bāṇa-śabdais tu sarvataḥ | tau jana-harṣayantau ca siṃha-nādaṃ pracakratuḥ || virathāv asi-yuddhāya samājagmatūr āhave | śata-candra-cite gṛhya carmaṇī subhujī tathā ||
Санджая сказал: Среди грохота ударов и треска со всех сторон — свиста и стука стрел — два героя, радуя воинов-зрителей, издали львиный рёв. Рассекши друг другу прекрасные луки и быстро перебив возниц и коней, они остались без колесниц. Тогда эти могучерукие витязи, взяв щиты со ста лунными знаками и мечи, выступили на поле брани навстречу друг другу, готовые к ближнему бою.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ethic of steadfastness and honor in battle: when chariot warfare collapses (bows cut, horses and charioteers slain), the warriors do not withdraw but adapt to a new mode of combat, meeting face-to-face with sword and shield. It also underscores how public acclaim and martial display (lion-roars) can intensify violence, reminding readers that valor and ethical restraint must be held in tension within dharma.
Sañjaya describes two great warriors whose bows are cut and whose charioteers and horses are killed, leaving them chariotless. They then take up shields decorated with many moon-like emblems and their swords, and advance toward each other to fight in close combat, accompanied by the loud din of arrows and their lion-like battle-cries.