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

ৰণক্ষেত্ৰত পৰস্পৰৰ ওচৰলৈ আহি, ক্ৰোধে জ্বলি উঠিলেও তেওঁলোকে প্ৰতিপক্ষক অতিক্ৰম কৰি আগবাঢ়িব নোৱাৰিলে। অশ্বাৰোহী অশ্বাৰোহীৰ সৈতে আৰু পদাতিক পদাতিকৰ সৈতে সংঘৰ্ষত লিপ্ত থাকিল; দুয়ো পক্ষ সমানভাৱে অডিগ ৰ’ল।

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.