Shloka 63
कर्णभीमसेनयुद्धम् | Karṇa–Bhīmasena Engagement
Chapter 111
निर्विशेषमयुध्येतां मायाभिरितरेतरम् । इस प्रकार अत्यन्त क्रोधमें भरे हुए वे दोनों महाबली राक्षसराज परस्पर मायाओंको प्रयोग करते हुए समानरूपसे युद्ध करने लगे
nirviśeṣam ayudhyetāṃ māyābhir itaretaram |
सञ्जय उवाच—अतिविक्रोधसमाविष्टौ तौ महाबलौ राक्षसेन्द्रौ निर्विशेषं परस्परं मायाभिरभ्ययुध्येताम् । एकः एकस्य मायां मायया प्रतिहत्य समं समं युद्धमकुर्वतां घोरं समवस्थितम् ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger can drive warriors into a contest where deception and counter-deception dominate; it implicitly warns that krodha clouds discernment and turns battle into a struggle of māyā rather than clear, principled conduct.
Sañjaya reports that two extremely powerful rākṣasa leaders, inflamed with wrath, engage each other in an evenly matched fight, repeatedly employing māyā—illusory or deceptive tactics—against one another.