Shloka 34
अध्याय २२ — अमर्याद-युद्धवर्णन
Unrestrained Battle Description and Śakuni’s Rear Assault
तयोर्युद्धं महच्चासीत् संग्रामे भरतर्षभ
tayor yuddhaṁ mahac cāsīt saṅgrāme bharatarṣabha
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: O bantayog na toro sa angkan ng Bharata, sa larangang iyon ang kanilang dalawa’y naglaban nang lubhang dakila—isang matinding banggaan sa gitna ng digmaan, na may mabigat na pagsisikap at karahasang patuloy na sumisiklab.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how quickly a duel between two warriors can intensify into a ‘great’ and consuming conflict, reminding the listener that war magnifies human effort and aggression and must be understood within the heavy moral weight of kṣatriya action and consequence.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the fight between two opposing warriors has become extremely fierce on the battlefield, signaling a heightened phase of the ongoing Kurukṣetra war.