Shloka 34
भीष्म-युधिष्ठिर-संमर्दः
Bhīṣma’s Pressure on Yudhiṣṭhira; Śikhaṇḍī’s Approach; Evening Withdrawal
अभियात्वा तथैवान्यान् रथांस्तान् सूर्यवर्चस: । अविध्यन् समरे<न्योन्यं संरम्भाद् युद्धदुर्मदा:
abhiyātvā tathaivānyān rathāṁs tān sūryavarcasaḥ | avidhyan samare 'nyonyaṁ saṁrambhād yuddha-durmadāḥ ||
Wika ni Sañjaya: Sumulong din sila laban sa iba pang mga karwahe—mga mandirigmang nagniningning na tila araw—at sa labanan ay nagbanggaan at nagsugatan sa isa’t isa. Lasing sa pagmamataas ng digmaan at tinutulak ng biglaang poot, sinaktan nila ang isa’t isa sa pamamagitan ng sandata, na nagpapakita kung paanong ang galit at yabang-mandirigma ay nakapagtatabon sa pagpipigil at wastong paghatol kahit sa mga pinakamakapangyarihan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how saṁrambha (impetuous rage) and yuddha-durmada (war-intoxication) can overwhelm discernment, turning even radiant heroes into mutual destroyers; it implicitly warns that anger and pride are ethically corrosive forces that obscure dharmic restraint.
Sañjaya describes the chariot-warriors charging and then striking each other in close combat; in the heat of battle, they become mutually aggressive and wound one another, driven by fury and the reckless intoxication of war.