Shloka 33
पज्चालै: सहिता राजन् धार्तराष्ट्रान न्यवारयन् । राजन! तब प्रहारकुशल सत्रह सौ केकय योद्धा पांचालोंक साथ आकर आपके पुत्रोंको रोकने लगे ।। तस्मिन् सुतुमुले युद्धे वर्तमाने जनक्षये,जिस समय वह जनसंहारकारी भयंकर युद्ध चल रहा था, उस समय महाबली दुर्योधन और भीमसेन एक-दूसरेसे जूझने लगे
pañcālaiḥ sahitā rājan dhārtarāṣṭrān nyavārayan | tasmin sutumule yuddhe vartamāne janakṣaye dṛḍhāyudhau mahābalau duryodhana-vṛkodarau anyonyam abhijagmatuḥ ||
三阇耶说道：大王啊，他们与般遮罗人结队，拦住了持国之子。就在那场极其喧腾、夺命无数的恶战进行之时，强大的难敌与毗摩仙（狼腹者）彼此逼近，欲以正面决斗相搏。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral gravity of war: even as armies perish (janakṣaya), leaders are pulled into personal vendettas and vow-driven duels. It implicitly warns that when conflict escalates beyond restraint, dharma becomes harder to uphold and the cost to society multiplies.
Pāñcāla fighters, allied with the Pāṇḍava side, block the Kaurava forces. In the midst of the fierce, chaotic slaughter, Duryodhana and Bhīma (Vṛkodara) move toward each other for direct combat.