Shloka 16

Devanagari script

समाहितावप्रतिमप्रभावा- वन्योन्यमाजघ्नतुरुत्तमास्त्रै: । तयोर्हि वीरोत्तमयोर्न कश्चिद्‌ ददर्श तस्मिन्‌ समरे विशेषम्‌,दोनोंके ही चित्त एकाग्र थे; दोनों ही अनुपम प्रभावशाली थे और उत्तम अस्त्रोंद्वारा एक-दूसरेको चोट पहुँचा रहे थे। उन दोनों वीरशिरोमणियोंमेंसे कोई भी युद्धमें अपनी विशेषता न दिखा सका

Transliteration

saṃhitāv apratimaprabhāvā anyonyam ājaghnatur uttamāstraiḥ | tayor hi vīrottamayoḥ na kaścid dadarśa tasmin samare viśeṣam ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: With minds fully composed and focused, both warriors—of incomparable splendor—struck each other with the finest missiles. Indeed, in that battle no one could discern any advantage or distinctive superiority between those two foremost heroes.

Word by Word

समाहितौboth concentrated/collected (in mind)

अप्रतिमप्रभावौboth of incomparable power/splendour

अन्योन्यम्each other / mutually

आजघ्नतुःthe two struck/attacked

उत्तमैःwith excellent

अस्त्रैःweapons/missiles

तयोःof those two

हिindeed/for

वीरोत्तमयोःof the two best of heroes

नnot

कश्चित्anyone

ददर्शsaw

तस्मिन्in that

समरेbattle

विशेषम्distinction/superiority

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

uttamāstra (excellent astras/weapons)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes