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Shloka 23

अध्याय ५८ — वानरध्वजस्य महेन्द्रास्त्रप्रयोगः

Chapter 58: Arjuna’s Deployment of the Indra-Weapon

एवं प्रववृते युद्ध भारद्वाजकिरीटिनो: । सम॑ विमुञज्चतो संख्ये विशिखान्‌ दीप्ततेजस:

evaṁ pravavṛte yuddhe bhāradvāja-kirīṭinoḥ | samaṁ vimuñcato saṅkhye viśikhān dīpta-tejasaḥ ||

قال فايشَمبايانا: وهكذا اندلعت المعركة بين درونا ابن بهارادفاجا، وأرجونا حامل التاج. وفي ساحة القتال، وقد استويا عزماً، أخذا يطلقان سهاماً متقدة بعضُها على بعض—مواجهة تُظهر أخلاق حرب الكشاتريا الصارمة، حيث تُختبر المهارة والواجب بلا تراجع.

एवम्thus, in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
प्रवृत्तेwhen (it was) begun/engaged
प्रवृत्ते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रवृत्त
Formneuter, locative, singular
युद्धेin the battle
युद्धे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्ध
Formneuter, locative, singular
भारद्वाजof Bharadvaja (i.e., Drona's lineage)
भारद्वाज:
TypeNoun
Rootभारद्वाज
Formmasculine, genitive, singular
किरीटिनोःof the diadem-wearer (Arjuna) (dual genitive in coordination)
किरीटिनोः:
TypeNoun
Rootकिरीटिन्
Formmasculine, genitive, dual
समम्equally, evenly
समम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम
विमुञ्चतः(they) release, discharge
विमुञ्चतः:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-मुच्
Formpresent, third, dual, parasmaipada
संख्येin the combat, in the battle
संख्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसंख्या
Formfeminine, locative, singular
विशिखान्arrows
विशिखान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविशिख
Formmasculine, accusative, plural
दीप्ततेजसःthe two of blazing splendor
दीप्ततेजसः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदीप्ततेजस्
Formmasculine, nominative, dual

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
D
Droṇa (Bhāradvāja’s son)
A
Arjuna (Kirīṭin)
A
arrows (viśikha)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the kṣatriya ethic: when duty calls, warriors meet openly in combat, matching skill with skill. It frames warfare not as chaos but as a disciplined test of resolve and mastery, where neither side yields in commitment.

Vaiśampāyana narrates that a direct battle breaks out between Droṇa and Arjuna. Both stand in the battlefield and shower each other with brilliant arrows, indicating an intense, evenly matched duel.