Shloka 3736
Vāg-yuddha and Nimitta-darśana before the Gadāyuddha
Verbal Duel and Omens
ददृशाते कुरुश्रेष्ठी कालसूर्याविवोदितौ । महामनस्वी महाबली कुरुश्रेष्ठ दुर्योधन और भीमसेन प्रखर किरणोंसे युक्त, प्रलयकालमें उगे हुए दो दीप्तिशाली सूर्योके समान दृष्टिगोचर हो रहे थे
sañjaya uvāca | dadṛśāte kuruśreṣṭhī kālasūryāv ivoditau | mahāmanasvī mahābalī kuruśreṣṭhau duryodhana-bhīmasenau prakhara-kiraṇopetau pralayakāle uditau dvau dīptiśālinau sūryāv iva dṛśyete sma |
三阇耶说道：俱卢族中最卓绝的二人——难敌与毗摩塞那——映入眼帘，恰如劫末之时升起的两轮炽日，凶烈光芒迸射。那一刻，战争的道义重负更显锋利：雄心与巨力向外辉耀，然而这辉耀属于毁灭之景，勇武与破坏并肩而立。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how extraordinary power and resolve can appear dazzling, yet in a dharma-conflicted war that brilliance is tied to Kāla (Time) and pralaya-like destruction—reminding the listener that martial splendor does not automatically equal righteousness, and that unchecked ambition can turn heroism into ruin.
Sanjaya describes Duryodhana and Bhima coming into view, portraying them as two intensely radiant suns at the end of time—an image that heightens the impending clash and the catastrophic stakes of their confrontation.