Shloka 23
Devanagari script
संसर्पन्तो रणे केचिचन्निद्रान्धास्ते तथा परान् । जघ्नु: शूरा रणे शूरांस्तस्मिंस्तमसि दारुणे,कुछ शूरवीर निद्रान्ध होकर भी रणभूमिमें विचरते थे और उस दारुण अन्धकारमें शत्रुपक्षके शूरवीरोंका वध कर डालते थे
Transliteration
saṃsarpanto raṇe kecic channidrāndhās te tathā parān | jaghnuḥ śūrā raṇe śūrāṃs tasmiṃs tamasi dāruṇe ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: In that dreadful darkness, some warriors—blinded as though by sleep—still moved about the battlefield, and there they struck down the enemy’s heroes; in the very press of war, heroes slew heroes. The scene shows how, when discernment is eclipsed, violence can proceed almost mechanically, driven by momentum rather than clear moral sight.
Word by Word
संसर्पन्तःmoving about, roaming
संसर्पन्तः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootसंसृप् (धातु)
Formशतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
रणेin battle
रणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरण
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन
केचित्some (persons)
केचित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootक (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formtrue
निद्रान्धाःblinded by sleep
निद्रान्धाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनिद्रान्ध
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
तथाthus, in that manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
Formtrue
परान्the others, the enemies
परान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपर
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
जघ्नुःthey slew, killed
जघ्नुः:
TypeVerb
Rootहन् (धातु)
Formलिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथम, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद
शूराःheroes, brave men
शूराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशूर
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
रणेin battle
रणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरण
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन
शूरान्heroes (as objects), brave warriors
शूरान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशूर
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
तस्मिन्in that
तस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन
तमसिin darkness
तमसि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootतमस्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन
दारुणेterrible, dreadful
दारुणे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootदारुण
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaW
warriors (śūrāḥ)E
enemies/opponents (parāḥ)B
battlefield (raṇa)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes