Shloka 263
Bhīṣma-parva Adhyāya 16 — Saṃjaya’s Boon, Bhīṣma’s Protection, and the Dawn Arraying of Armies
Devanagari script
चुगान्ते समवेतौ द्वौ दृश्येते सागराविव । वे दोनों सेनाएँ प्रलयकालमें एक-दूसरेसे मिलनेवाले उन दो समुद्रोंके समान दृष्टिगोचर हो रही थीं, जिनमें मतवाले मगर और भँवरें होती हैं तथा जिनमें बड़े-बड़े ग्राह सब ओर फैले रहते हैं
Transliteration
cugānte samavetau dvau dṛśyete sāgarāv iva |
Translation
Sañjaya said: At the close of the day, the two armies, gathered face to face, appeared like two oceans meeting at the time of dissolution—turbulent, filled with whirlpools and fierce sea-creatures—foretelling a clash vast, uncontrollable, and ruinous in its moral and human cost.
Word by Word
युगान्तेat the end of an age (yuga)
युगान्ते:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयुगान्त
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
समवेतौhaving come together, assembled
समवेतौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-इ (समवेत)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
द्वौtwo
द्वौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
दृश्येतेare seen, appear
दृश्येते:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormPresent, Third, Dual, Atmanepada (passive/medio-passive sense)
सागरौtwo oceans
सागरौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसागर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
इवlike, as if
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaT
two armiesT
two oceans (simile)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes