Shloka 37
शल्य–युधिष्ठिरयुद्धप्रारम्भः
Commencement of the Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Duel
तेषामासीन्महाराज व्यतिक्षेप: परस्परम् सिंहानामामिषेप्सूनां कूजतामिव संयुगे
teṣām āsīn mahārāja vyatikṣepaḥ parasparam | siṁhānām āmiṣepsūnāṁ kūjatām iva saṁyuge ||
三阇耶说道：大王啊，在那些战士之间爆发了凶猛的相互冲突——如同贪求血肉的群狮，在战阵中咆哮厮斗。于是那战场上，众人彼此施以可怖的重击。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how, once war is fully engaged, combatants can be driven by raw appetite for victory and destruction, resembling predatory animals. It implicitly warns that unchecked aggression and desire (lobha/īpsā) can eclipse discernment and dharmic restraint, turning the battlefield into a scene of mutual ruin.
Sañjaya reports to the king that the warriors on the battlefield have become thoroughly entangled in close combat, striking one another fiercely. He heightens the scene with a simile: like roaring lions fighting over flesh, the fighters clash with terrifying force.