Shloka 72
Devanagari script
इषुभिर्विमलाभासैश्छादयन्तौ परस्परम्
Transliteration
iṣubhir vimalābhāsaiś chādayantau parasparam
Translation
তেওঁলোক দুয়ো, নিৰ্মল দীপ্তিত ঝলমল কৰা শৰবৃষ্টি কৰি, পৰস্পৰক যেন আচ্ছাদিত কৰিছিল—ইমানেই ঘন আছিল তেওঁলোকৰ প্ৰত্যাঘাত; ইয়াত যুদ্ধৰ অবিৰত পাৰস্পৰিক প্ৰতিদ্বন্দ্বিতা প্ৰকাশ পায়।
Word by Word
इषुभिःwith arrows
इषुभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootइषु
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
विमलाभासैःwith bright/pure-shining (ones)
विमलाभासैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootविमलाभास
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
छादयन्तौcovering, veiling
छादयन्तौ:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootछाद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
परस्परम्each other, mutually
परस्परम्:
Karma
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरस्पर
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaA
arrows (iṣu)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
Even in a violent setting, the verse highlights disciplined reciprocity and steadfastness: the encounter is portrayed as a balanced contest of skill and resolve, reflecting the kṣatriya ethos of meeting force with force rather than yielding to fear or disorder.
Sañjaya describes two combatants engaged in an intense arrow-duel, each launching such a thick volley of shining arrows that they appear to ‘cover’ or obscure one another.