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Shloka 62

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 25 — Bhīma’s Disruption of Elephant Formations and Bhagadatta’s Shock Advance

उस समय उस राक्षसको क्रोधमें भरे हुए अलम्बुष नामक राक्षसने ही अनेकानेक युद्धोंमें उपयोगी नाना प्रकारके अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंद्वारा गहरी चोट पहुँचायी ।। तयोस्तदभवद्‌ युद्ध रक्षोग्रामणिमुख्ययो: । तादृग्‌ यादृक्‌ पुरावृत्तं शम्बरामरराजयो:,उन दोनों श्रेष्ठ राक्षसयूथपतियोंमें वैसा ही युद्ध हुआ, जैसा कि पूर्वकालमें शम्बरासुर तथा देवराज इन्द्रमें हुआ था

tayoḥ tad abhavad yuddhaṃ rakṣogrāmaṇi-mukhyayoḥ | tādṛg yādṛk purāvṛttaṃ śambarāmararājayoḥ ||

قال سنجيا: عندئذٍ إنّ الراکشسا المسمّى ألامبوشا، وقد امتلأ غضبًا، ألحق بذلك الراکشسا جراحًا غائرةً بأسلحة شتّى نافعةٍ في ضروب القتال. ثم نشبت بين قائدي جموع الراکشسا، وهما من أبرزهما، معركةٌ كالمعركة المشهورة قديمًا بين شَمبَرا الأَسورا وإندرا ملك الآلهة—عنيفة، متكافئة، تقودها السخطُ والبأسُ في ظلمة الحرب الأخلاقية.

तयोःof those two
तयोः:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine/neuter, genitive, dual
तत्that (battle)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, singular
अभवत्was/occurred
अभवत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
Formimperfect (laṅ), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada
युद्धम्battle
युद्धम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्ध
Formneuter, nominative, singular
रक्षःof the rākṣasa(s)
रक्षः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootरक्षस्
Formneuter, genitive, singular
ग्रामणिleader/chieftain
ग्रामणि:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootग्रामणि
Formmasculine, genitive, singular
मुख्ययोःof the two foremost
मुख्ययोः:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootमुख्य
Formmasculine, genitive, dual
तादृक्such
तादृक्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootतादृश्
Formneuter, nominative, singular
यादृक्as/like which
यादृक्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootयादृश्
Formneuter, nominative, singular
पुराformerly
पुरा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा
वृत्तम्occurred/happened
वृत्तम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवृत्त
Formneuter, nominative, singular, past passive participle (kta) from √वृत्/√वृत्त् (to happen/occur)
शम्बरof Śambara (asura)
शम्बर:
Sambandha
TypeProperNoun
Rootशम्बर
Formmasculine, genitive, singular
अमरof the immortal (god)
अमर:
Sambandha
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअमर
Formmasculine, genitive, singular
राजयोःof the two kings (Śambara and Indra)
राजयोः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
Formmasculine, genitive, dual

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
R
rākṣasa leaders (two chiefs)
Ś
Śambara
I
Indra (Amararāja)

Educational Q&A

The verse uses a mythic comparison to highlight how war amplifies wrath and rivalry: even among non-human warriors, leadership and prowess can mirror legendary conflicts, reminding the listener that violence tends to repeat archetypal patterns rather than resolve deeper causes.

Sañjaya reports that two foremost rākṣasa commanders engage in a fierce duel, and he characterizes its intensity by likening it to the ancient battle between Śambara and Indra.