Shloka 16

Devanagari script

निवारितास्तु ते वीरास्तयो: पुरुषसिंहयो: । समसज्जन्त चत्वारो वाता: पर्वतयोरिव,वहाँ रोके गये वे चारों वीर उन दोनों पुरुषसिंह पाण्डवोंके साथ इस प्रकार भिड़ गये मानो चौआई हवा दो पर्वतोंसे टकरा रही हो

Transliteration

nivāritās tu te vīrās tayoḥ puruṣasiṃhayoḥ | samasajjanta catvāro vātāḥ parvatayor iva ||

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: Obwohl aufgehalten, rückten jene vier Helden dennoch heran und rangen mit den beiden Männern, Löwen unter den Menschen. Ihr Zusammenprall mit den Pāṇḍavas war wie vier wilde Winde, die gegen zwei Berge prallen.

Word by Word

निवारिताःrestrained/checked

तुbut/indeed

तेthose

वीराःheroes/warriors

तयोःof those two

पुरुषसिंहयोःof the two lion-like men

सम्together/fully (prefix used with verb)

असज्जन्तthey engaged/closed in (fight)

चत्वारःfour

वाताःwinds

पर्वतयोःof (the) two mountains

इवlike/as if

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

two Pāṇḍava heroes (puruṣasiṃha)

four warriors (unnamed here)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights steadfastness under pressure: even when forces surge like violent winds, true strength is shown by those who stand firm like mountains. In the Mahābhārata’s ethical landscape, it also reflects the grim reality that valor and determination operate within the larger tension of dharma amid war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes four warriors who, though obstructed, manage to engage in close combat with two exceptionally mighty Pāṇḍava heroes. The encounter is intensified through a simile: four winds colliding with two mountains, conveying both ferocity and immovability.