Shloka 40
अर्जुनस्य द्रोणिप्रतिघातः कर्णोपसर्पणं च
Arjuna Checks Droṇaputra; Karṇa Advances
तद् युद्ध सुमहद् घोरमासीद् देवासुरोपमम्
tad yuddha sumahat ghoram āsīd devāsura-upamam
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Ang labanan ay naging napakalawak at nakapanghihilakbot, gaya ng maalamat na sagupaan ng mga deva at mga asura—larawang nagpapahiwatig na kapag ang digmaan ay hindi napipigil, lumolobo ito lampas sa sukat ng tao tungo sa halos kosmikong karahasan, kung saan sinusubok ang tapang at tungkulin sa gitna ng nag-uumapaw na pagwasak.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames the battlefield as a devāsura-like conflict to highlight the moral gravity of war: when dharma is strained, human struggle can resemble mythic cosmic opposition, demanding discernment, restraint, and steadfastness to duty amid fear and chaos.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the fighting has intensified into an immense and terrifying engagement, so fierce that it is likened to the ancient wars between gods and asuras.