Shloka 9
भरतनन्दन! उन दोनों रथोंको एक-दूसरेसे सटा देख सब राजा सिंहनाद करने और प्रचुर साधुवाद देने लगे ।।
bharatanandana! tau rathau parasparaṃ saṃlagnaṃ dṛṣṭvā sarve rājānaḥ siṃhanādaṃ cakruḥ pracuraṃ ca sādhuvādaṃ vyadadhuḥ || dṛṣṭvā ca dvairathaṃ tābhyāṃ tatra yodhāḥ sahasraśaḥ | cakrur bāhusvanāṃś caiva tathā cailāvadhūnanam ||
三阇耶说道：“噢，婆罗多的后裔！见那两乘战车紧逼相贴，诸王发出狮吼般的呼声，喝彩称颂不绝。又见二人展开战车对决，立于其处的千余战士击臂作响以为助威，并挥动衣袍——在大战之中，为这场单挑的壮观而欢腾。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya-war culture in which valor and formal single combat (dvairatha) are publicly celebrated. Ethically, it shows how war can become a spectacle—praised and cheered—revealing the tension between admiration for martial skill and the grim reality of violence.
Two opposing chariot-warriors draw their chariots close and prepare/engage in a duel. Observing this, the assembled kings roar in approval and offer loud praise, while thousands of soldiers clap their arms and wave their garments in excitement.