Shloka 35

Devanagari script

तथा ते समरे<न्योन्यं निध्नन्त:ः क्षत्रियर्षभा: | रक्तोक्षिता घोररूपा विरेजुर्दानवा इव,संग्रामभूमिमें एक-दूसरेको मारते हुए श्रेष्ठ क्षत्रिय वीर रक्तरंजित हो भयानक रूपधारी दानवोंके समान सुशोभित होने लगे

Transliteration

tathā te samare 'nyonyaṃ nighnantaḥ kṣatriyarṣabhāḥ | raktokṣitā ghorarūpā virejur dānavā iva ||

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: So schlugen in jener Schlacht jene kṣatriyischen Helden, stiergleich an Kraft, einander nieder. Mit Blut besudelt und von schrecklicher Gestalt, leuchteten sie auf dem Kampfplatz wie Dānavas (Asuras).

Word by Word

तथाthus, in that manner

तेthey (those)

समरेin battle

अन्योन्यम्each other, mutually

निघ्नन्तःstriking down, slaying

क्षत्रियर्षभाःbulls among kshatriyas (best warriors)

रक्त-उक्षिताःsprinkled/besmeared with blood

घोर-रूपाःof terrible form

विरेजुःshone, appeared splendid

दानवाःdemons (Danavas)

इवlike, as if

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

kshatriya warriors

danavas

battlefield (samara/saṅgrāmabhūmi)

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?

The verse highlights the ethical tension of war: even the noblest kṣatriya heroes, when mutually slaughtering in battle, can appear terrifying—likened to dānavas—implying that violence can eclipse human dignity and transform valor into horror.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya describes the ongoing combat where leading kṣatriya warriors strike each other down. Covered in blood and fearsome in appearance, they stand out on the battlefield, compared to dānavas for their dreadful, awe-inspiring look.