Shloka 33
Vāg-yuddha and Nimitta-darśana before the Gadāyuddha
Verbal Duel and Omens
उभौ क्रोधविषं दीप्तं वमन््तावुरगाविव । अन्योन्यमभिसंरब्धौ प्रेक्षमाणावरिंदमौ
ubhau krodhaviṣaṁ dīptaṁ vamantāv uragāv iva | anyonyam abhisarambdhau prekṣamāṇāv ariṁdamau ||
Wika ni Sanjaya: Ang dalawang mandirigma, gaya ng dalawang ahas na nagbubuga ng nagliliyab na kamandag, ay nag-aalab sa poot. Nakapinid sa kapwa galit, ang dalawang manlulupig ng kaaway ay nagtitigan, handang magsalpukan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger functions like poison: once kindled, it distorts perception and propels even great heroes toward ruinous action. It implicitly warns that valor without restraint and ethical self-governance becomes self-destructive.
Sañjaya describes two opposing champions on the battlefield, both intensely enraged. They glare at each other and prepare to collide, compared to two serpents spewing venom—an image emphasizing the ferocity and danger of their imminent duel.