Shloka 24
तावन्योन्यं महाराज समासाद्य महाहवे । अन्योन्यवेगाभिहतौ निपेततुररिंदमौ,महाराज! शत्रुओंका दमन करनेवाले वे दोनों वीर उस महायुद्धमें परस्पर भिड़कर एक- दूसरेके वेगपूर्वक किये हुए आघातसे अत्यन्त घायल हो पृथ्वीपर गिरे पड़े
tāv anyonyaṁ mahārāja samāsādya mahāhave | anyonya-vegābhihatāu nipetatur ariṁdamau ||
اے مہاراج! اس عظیم جنگ میں وہ دونوں دشمن کُش سورما ایک دوسرے سے جا ٹکرائے؛ باہمی یلغار کی شدت سے سخت زخمی ہو کر زمین پر گر پڑے۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the tragic symmetry of warfare: when opponents of comparable strength collide, the result can be mutual destruction. It implicitly cautions that martial glory often culminates in suffering, even for the ‘enemy-subduing’ heroes.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that two warriors met head-on in the thick of the great battle; each was struck by the other’s forceful assault, and both fell to the ground badly wounded.