Shloka 263
भीमसेन-धृष्टद्युम्नयोर्वाक्यं
Bhīmasena and Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s Speeches on Kṣātra-Dharma
घोररूपो महाराज योधानां हर्षवर्धन: । महाराज! तत्पश्चात् अन्तरिक्षमें बाणोंका दूसरा भयंकर संग्राम-सा होने लगा, जो योद्धाओंका हर्ष बढ़ा रहा था
ghorarūpo mahārāja yodhānāṁ harṣavardhanaḥ |
सञ्जय उवाच—ततः परं महाराज, अन्तरिक्षे बाणानां द्वितीयो घोरः संग्राम इव समभवत्, यो योधानां हर्षवर्धनः।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a moral paradox of war: what is objectively dreadful can still amplify warriors’ exhilaration, pointing to how violence can generate pride and excitement that obscure compassion and ethical restraint.
Sañjaya reports to the king that a terrifying battle-sight (contextually, an intensified exchange of weapons) has arisen, and it is energizing the combatants rather than sobering them.