Shloka 25
Śalya-parva Adhyāya 26 — Duryodhana’s remnant formation and rapid engagements
महदासीतू तयोर्युद्धे चित्ररूपं भयानकम् | यादृशं समरे पूर्व जम्भवासवयोर्युधि,उस समय उन दोनोंमें विचित्र, भयानक और महान् युद्ध होने लगा। पूर्वकालमें रणक्षेत्रमें जम्भ और इन्द्रका जैसा युद्ध हुआ था, वैसा ही उन दोनोंका भी हुआ
mahād āsīt tu tayor yuddhe citrarūpaṃ bhayānakam | yādṛśaṃ samare pūrvaṃ jambhāvāsavayor yudhi ||
Санджая сказал: Между этими двумя разгорелась великая битва — причудливая по своим образам и страшная для взора. Она была подобна древнему сражению на поле брани между Джамбхой и Васавой (Индрой); таков же был и их поединок.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse heightens the moral and emotional gravity of war by likening a human duel to a mythic clash of cosmic scale; it underscores how battle can become awe-inspiring yet dreadful, reminding the listener that violence, even when heroic, carries terror and vast consequences.
Sañjaya describes the duel between two principal fighters (contextually, the leading warriors engaged at this point in Śalya Parva) as extraordinarily fierce and frightening, comparing it to the legendary battle between the asura Jambha and Indra (Vāsava).