Shloka 12

Devanagari script

तावन्ये धनुषी श्रेष्ठे शक्रचापनिभे शुभे । प्रगृह्म रेजतुः शूरौ देवपुत्रसमौ युधि,फिर वे दोनों वीर इन्द्रधनुषके समान सुन्दर दूसरे श्रेष्ठ धनुष लेकर युद्धस्थलमें देवकुमारोंके समान सुशोभित होने लगे

Transliteration

tāv anye dhanuṣī śreṣṭhe śakracāpanibhe śubhe | pragṛhya rejatuḥ śūrāv devaputrasamau yudhi ||

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: Da ergriffen jene beiden Helden andere vortreffliche Bögen — glückverheißend und schön wie Indras Bogen — und auf dem Schlachtfeld leuchteten sie wie Göttersöhne, den Kampf mit unverminderter Entschlossenheit wieder aufnehmend.

Word by Word

तौthose two

अन्येother (two)

धनुषीtwo bows

श्रेष्ठेexcellent, best

शक्रचाप-निभेresembling Indra's bow

शुभेbeautiful, auspicious

प्रगृह्यhaving taken up

रेजतुःshone, appeared splendid

शूरौthe two heroes

देवपुत्र-समौequal to sons of the gods

युधिin battle

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Indra (Śakra)

bows (dhanuṣ/cāpa)

sons of the gods (devaputra)

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 steadfastness and renewed effort in the midst of conflict: even after a change of weapons or circumstances, true warriors re-enter the struggle with composure and radiance, suggesting the ethical ideal of resilience and unwavering commitment to one’s chosen duty in a crisis.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes two heroes who, taking up different (new) excellent bows, appear splendid on the battlefield—likened to divine princes—and continue the combat with renewed vigor.