Shloka 25
भीष्मवधाय प्रयाणम् — The Advance toward Bhīṣma and Counter-Engagements
दुःशासनस्तु समरे केकयान् पञ्च मारिष । योधयामास राजेन्द्र तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्,आर्य! राजेन्द्र! द:शासनने अकेले ही समरभूमिमें पाँच केकयराजकुमारोंके साथ युद्ध किया। वह एक अद्भुत-सी बात हुई
duḥśāsanas tu samare kekayān pañca māriṣa | yodhayāmāsa rājendra tad adbhutam ivābhavat ||
三阇耶说道：在鏖战之中，杜沙萨那独自与五位计迦耶王子交锋，哦，大王。目睹一人同时迎战五名王族战士，几近奇观——此段既显战事之凶烈，亦显俱卢之野战争那危险的过度与狂热。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the war’s extreme intensity: feats of solitary valor can appear ‘wondrous,’ yet they occur within a morally fraught conflict where prowess and aggression blur. It invites reflection on how martial excellence (kṣātra-tejas) can be admired even as the larger war remains ethically tragic.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Duḥśāsana, on the battlefield, fought single-handedly against five Kekaya princes at once, an encounter described as astonishing.