Shloka 38
Vāg-yuddha and Nimitta-darśana before the Gadāyuddha
Verbal Duel and Omens
व्यात्राविव सुसंरब्धौ गर्जन्ताविव तोयदौ
vyāghrāv iva susaṃrabdhau garjantāv iva toyadau
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Ang dalawa, nagngangalit sa matinding poot, ay tulad ng mga tigre; at gaya ng mga ulap na may dalang ulan, sila’y umuungal—larawan ng bangis ng digmaan na lumolobo tungo sa unos, kung saan ang galit at pagmamataas ang nagtutulak sa mga mandirigma sa marahas na sagupaan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how unchecked anger and martial pride can swell into overwhelming force, like thunderclouds—suggesting an ethical warning: when rage governs action, conflict intensifies and becomes harder to restrain.
Sañjaya describes two combatants (implied from context) in a heightened state of fury, roaring and pressing toward battle; the similes of tigers and thunderclouds convey their ferocity and the impending violence.