Shloka 43

Devanagari script

अति पाण्डवमाचार्यो द्रोणं चाप्पति पाण्डव: । नानयोरन्तरं शक्‍्यं द्रष्टमन्येन केनचित्‌

Transliteration

ati pāṇḍavam ācāryo droṇaṃ cāppati pāṇḍavaḥ | nānayor antaraṃ śakyaṃ draṣṭum anyena kenacit ||

Translation

قال سنجيا: كان المعلّم (درونا) كأنه مندمجٌ كلّ الاندماج مع جانب الباندافا، وكان محاربُ الباندافا يضغط على درونا ضغطًا شديدًا. ولم يستطع أحدٌ غيرهما أن يلمح بين الاثنين فجوةً أو انفصالًا—إذ كانا متكافئين متلاصقين، متواجهين مباشرةً في ذلك القتال.

Word by Word

अतिexceedingly, very much

पाण्डवम्the Pandava (Arjuna)

आचार्यःthe teacher (Drona)

द्रोणम्Drona

चand

आप्पतिattains, reaches, equals

पाण्डवःthe Pandava (Arjuna)

नnot

अनयोःof these two

अन्तरम्difference, interval

शक्यम्possible

द्रष्टुम्to see

अन्येनby another

केनचित्by anyone (whatsoever)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Droṇa

Pāṇḍava (unspecified)

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?

The verse highlights how, in the crucible of dharma-yuddha, excellence and resolve can make two opponents appear inseparable—so evenly matched that observers cannot detect an opening. Ethically, it underscores the seriousness of duty and skill in battle, where commitment and capability determine the immediacy of engagement.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes an intense duel: Droṇa is fully engaged, and a Pāṇḍava warrior attacks him at close quarters. Their fight is so tight and continuous that no onlooker can perceive any interval or advantage between them.