Shloka 28
द्रोणपर्व — पञ्चदशोऽध्यायः (Droṇa Parva, Chapter 15): युधिष्ठिर-रक्षा तथा अर्जुनस्य शरवृष्टिः
अथाप्लुत्य पदान्यष्टौ संनिपत्य गजाविव । सहसा लोहदण्डाभ्यामन्योन्यमभिजष्नतु:,तत्पश्चात् आठ पग चलकर दोनों दो हाथियोंकी भाँति परस्पर टूट पड़े और सहसा लोहेके डंडोंसे एक-दूसरेको मारने लगे
athāplutya padāny aṣṭau saṁnipatya gajāvivā | sahasā lohadaṇḍābhyām anyonyam abhijaṣṇatuḥ ||
三阇耶说道：随后二人纵身前跃八步，像两头暴怒的象般迎面相撞；顷刻之间，便以铁杖互相猛击。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how, in the heat of war, opponents can be driven by sheer force and rage, acting like powerful animals; it implicitly contrasts battlefield ferocity with the ethical ideal of self-control that dharma elsewhere commends.
Two combatants advance eight paces, collide like elephants, and immediately begin battering each other with iron clubs, as Sañjaya reports the escalating intensity of the duel.