Shloka 28
Devanagari script
ते मुहूर्ताद रणे वीरा हस्ताहस्ति विशाम्पते
Transliteration
te muhūrtād raṇe vīrā hastāhasti viśāmpate
Translation
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—সেই মুহূৰ্তৰ পৰাই, হে প্ৰজানাথ, ৰণভূমিত সেই বীৰসকলে পৰস্পৰৰ ওচৰলৈ আহি হাতে-হাতে যুঁজত লিপ্ত হ’ল।
Word by Word
तेthey/those
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
मुहूर्तात्after a moment; from a short time
मुहूर्तात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootमुहूर्त
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
रणेin battle
रणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरण
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
वीराःheroes/warriors
वीराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवीर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
हस्ताहस्तिhand-to-hand; at close quarters
हस्ताहस्ति:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहस्त + हस्तिन्
Formtrue
विशाम्पतेO lord of the people
विशाम्पते:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootविशाम् + पति
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaV
viśāmpati (the king addressed, i.e., Dhṛtarāṣṭra)V
vīrāḥ (the warriors/heroes)R
raṇa (battlefield)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
The verse highlights the immediacy and severity of righteous warfare as experienced by kṣatriyas: when conflict reaches hand-to-hand range, courage, restraint, and responsibility are tested most directly, underscoring the ethical weight of violence and the consequences of choices that lead to such confrontation.
Sañjaya reports to the king that the warriors, without delay, engaged in close-quarters fighting on the battlefield, indicating an escalation into direct hand-to-hand combat.