Shloka 25
Śalya-parva Adhyāya 26 — Duryodhana’s remnant formation and rapid engagements
महदासीतू तयोर्युद्धे चित्ररूपं भयानकम् | यादृशं समरे पूर्व जम्भवासवयोर्युधि
mahād āsīt tu tayor yuddhe citrarūpaṃ bhayānakam | yādṛśaṃ samare pūrvaṃ jambhāvāsavayor yudhi ||
三阇耶说道：那二人之间骤然兴起一场大战——形态诡异，观之令人战栗。它宛如古时战场上阎婆与婆娑婆（因陀罗）之战；这两位勇士的交锋亦复如是。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse heightens the moral and emotional gravity of war by likening a human duel to a mythic clash of cosmic scale; it underscores how battle can become awe-inspiring yet dreadful, reminding the listener that violence, even when heroic, carries terror and vast consequences.
Sañjaya describes the duel between two principal fighters (contextually, the leading warriors engaged at this point in Śalya Parva) as extraordinarily fierce and frightening, comparing it to the legendary battle between the asura Jambha and Indra (Vāsava).