Shloka 356
अन्योनयं क्रुद्धयोर्घोरं यथा द्विरद्सिंहयो: । तदनन्तर हाथी और सिंहके समान क्रोधमें भरे हुए उन कुरुवंशी और मधुवंशी सिंहोंमें परस्पर घोर युद्ध होने लगा
anyonyam kruddhayor ghoraṁ yathā dvirada-siṁhayoḥ |
अन्योन्यं क्रुद्धयोर्घोरं यथा द्विरदसिंहयोः । तदनन्तरं कुरुमधुवंश्ययोः क्रुद्धयोः सिंहयोः परस्परं घोरं युद्धमभवत्॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) intensifies conflict into something ‘ghora’ (terrible), suggesting an ethical warning: when wrath governs action, even great warriors lose restraint and the struggle becomes mutually ruinous.
Sañjaya describes a fierce, face-to-face clash between a Kuru hero and a Madhu/Yādava hero, comparing their enraged combat to an elephant and a lion fighting—an image of balanced power and terrifying violence.