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Shloka 26

Virāṭa Rescued from Suśarmā; Night Battle and Royal Gratitude (विराटमोक्षणं सुशर्मवधाभिमुखं च)

ततो रथाभ्यां रथिनौ व्यतीयतुरमर्षणौ । शरान्‌ व्यसृजतां शीघ्र॑ं तोयधारा घना इव,क्रोधमें भरे हुए वे दोनों रथी अपना-अपना रथ बढ़ाकर निकट आ गये और शीघ्रतापूर्वक एक दूसरेपर बाणोंकी झड़ी लगाने लगे, मानो दो मेघ जलकी धाराएँ बरसा रहे हों

tato rathābhyāṃ rathinau vyatīyatur amarṣaṇau | śarān vyasṛjatāṃ śīghraṃ toyadhārā ghanā iva ||

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Dann trieben die beiden Wagenkämpfer, wild und jede Kränkung nicht ertragend, ihre Wagen aufeinander zu und begannen sogleich, einander in schneller Folge mit Pfeilsalven zu überschütten, als gössen zwei Regenwolken Wasserströme aus. Die Szene zeigt, wie Zorn, einmal entfacht, Können und Mut in einen Sturm der Gewalt auf dem Schlachtfeld verwandelt.

ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
रथाभ्याम्with (their) two chariots
रथाभ्याम्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Dual
रथिनौthe two chariot-warriors
रथिनौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरथिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
व्यतीयतुःthey encountered/closed in upon each other
व्यतीयतुः:
TypeVerb
Rootअत् (अतति/अत्येति) / इ (इति)
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Dual, Parasmaipada
अमर्षणौimpatient, intolerant (of affront)
अमर्षणौ:
TypeAdjective
Rootअमर्षण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
शरान्arrows
शरान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
व्यसृजताम्they discharged/shot forth
व्यसृजताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootसृज्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Dual, Parasmaipada
शीघ्रम्swiftly
शीघ्रम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशीघ्र
तोयधाराःstreams of water
तोयधाराः:
TypeNoun
Rootतोयधारा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
घनाःclouds
घनाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootघन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
इवas if, like
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
T
two chariot-warriors (rathinau)
C
chariots (ratha)
A
arrows (śara)
R
rain-clouds (ghana)
S
streams of water (toyadhārā)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how anger and intolerance (amarṣa) intensify conflict: when warriors are driven by wrath, their abilities manifest as destructive force, likened to a storm. It implicitly cautions that unchecked krodha turns valor into harm.

Two chariot-fighters close in with their chariots and rapidly exchange dense volleys of arrows. The narrator compares the arrow-showers to two rain-clouds pouring down water.