Shloka 51
अध्याय ५८ — वानरध्वजस्य महेन्द्रास्त्रप्रयोगः
Chapter 58: Arjuna’s Deployment of the Indra-Weapon
तयोरासीत् सम्प्रहार: क्रुद्धयोर्नरसिंहयो: । अमर्षिणोस्तदान्योन्यं देवदानवयोरिव,वे दोनों नरश्रेष्ठ जब क्रोध और अमर्षमें भर गये, तब उनमें परस्पर देवताओं और दानवोंकी भाँति घमासान युद्ध छिड़ गया
tayor āsīt samprahāraḥ kruddhayor narasiṃhayoḥ | amarṣiṇos tadānyonyaṃ devadānavayor iva ||
तयोः क्रुद्धयोरमर्षिणोर्नरसिंहयोः परस्परं समासाद्य देवदानवयोरिव घोरः सम्प्रहारोऽभवत्।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how krodha (anger) and amarṣa (resentful intolerance) can overwhelm even great persons, escalating disputes into destructive conflict; it implicitly values restraint and patience as safeguards of dharma.
Two eminent warriors, both enraged and unwilling to tolerate the other, engage in a fierce mutual clash, compared to the legendary cosmic battles between the Devas and the Dānavas.