Shloka 44
अध्याय ५८ — वानरध्वजस्य महेन्द्रास्त्रप्रयोगः
Chapter 58: Arjuna’s Deployment of the Indra-Weapon
युद्ध समभवत् तत्र सुसंरब्धं॑ महात्मनो: । द्रोणपाण्डवयोर्घोरें वृत्रवासवयोरिव
yuddhaṃ samabhavat tatra susaṃrabdhaṃ mahātmanoḥ | droṇapāṇḍavayor ghoraṃ vṛtrāvāsavayor iva ||
وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا—وہاں دروṇ اور پاندَو کے درمیان دو عظیم النفسوں کی نہایت بھڑکی ہوئی جنگ چھڑ گئی؛ وہ ورترا اور واسَو (اِندر) کے ٹکراؤ کی مانند ہولناک تھی۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how epic warfare is portrayed through the lens of dharma and heroic ethos: a duel between eminent figures is presented as a grave, world-resonant event. By likening it to Indra’s primordial battle with Vṛtra, the text underscores the moral and cosmic weight that the tradition often assigns to decisive conflicts.
Vaiśampāyana reports that a fierce battle erupts at that point between Droṇa and a Pāṇḍava warrior. The combat is described as extremely terrible, and its intensity is emphasized through a mythic comparison to the legendary fight between Vṛtra and Indra.