Shloka 816

Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana

Devanagari script

अमृष्यमाणयो: संख्ये देवदानवयोरिव । युद्धस्थलमें अमर्ष और क्रोधसे भरे हुए उन दोनों पुरुषसिंहोंका संग्राम देव-दानव- युद्धके समान भयंकर हो रहा था

Transliteration

amṛṣyamāṇayoḥ saṅkhye devadānavayor iva | yuddhasthale amārṣa-krodha-se bhare hue un donoṃ puruṣasiṃhoṃ kā saṅgrāma devadānava-yuddha ke samān bhayaṅkara ho rahā thā |

Translation

Sañjaya said: In that battle, those two lion-like men, unable to endure one another and filled with indignation and wrath on the field of war, fought with a terror comparable to the ancient wars between the gods and the Dānavas—an image that underscores how unchecked anger turns combat into a cosmic-scale calamity.

Word by Word

• अमृष्यमाणयोः: of the two (warriors) who were intolerant/angered
• अमृष्यमाणयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमृष्यमाण (कृदन्त; √मृष्)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Dual

• संख्ये: in battle
• संख्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संख्या
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• देवदानवयोः: of the god and the demon (i.e., of devas and danavas)
• देवदानवयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवदानव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Dual

• इव: like/as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Devas
• Dānavas
• battlefield

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how intolerance (amṛṣyā) and anger (krodha) magnify violence: when warriors fight from wounded pride and wrath, the conflict becomes disproportionately destructive, resembling mythic cosmic wars—an implicit warning about the ethical danger of rage-driven action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a duel between two mighty warriors on the battlefield. Their mutual intolerance and fury make the fight extremely fearsome, and he likens it to the legendary battles between the devas and the Dānavas to convey its intensity.