Shloka 403

नारायणास्त्र-शमनं द्रौणि-प्रहारश्च

Pacification of the Nārāyaṇāstra and Drauni’s Renewed Assault

Devanagari script

समासाद्य रणेडन्योन्यं संरब्धा नातिचक्रमु: । रणभूमिमें घुड़सवार घुड़सवारोंसे और पैदल पैदलोंसे भिड़कर परस्पर कुपित होते हुए भी एक-दूसरेको लाँधघकर आगे नहीं बढ़ पाते थे

Transliteration

samāsādya raṇe ’nyonyaṃ saṃrabdhā nāticakramuḥ |

Translation

قال سنجيا: لما تقاربوا في غمار المعركة، لم يستطع المقاتلون—وإن اشتعلوا غضبًا—أن يكتسحوا خصومهم أو يتجاوزوهم. فالفرسان اصطدموا بالفرسان، والمشاة بالمشاة؛ وكل فريق ثبت في موضعه في ضغط قتالٍ كئيبٍ متكافئ.

Word by Word

समासाद्यhaving approached/come up to

रणेin battle

अन्योन्यम्one another (each other)

संरब्धाःenraged, excited, furious

नnot

अतिचक्रमुःthey did not overstep/pass beyond

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

battlefield (raṇa/raṇabhūmi)

horsemen

foot-soldiers

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even intense anger and effort do not guarantee victory; in war, outcomes depend on collective strength, positioning, and fate, and a righteous observer should recognize the limits of personal will amid larger forces.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a moment of deadlock: opposing troops meet head-on, with cavalry engaging cavalry and infantry engaging infantry, yet neither side can break through or advance past the other.