Shloka 16

अध्याय ९९ — युयुधान-दुःशासन-युद्धम्

Chapter 99: Sātyaki and Duḥśāsana’s engagement

Devanagari script

कृतास्त्रा रणदीक्षाभिदीक्षिता रणशालिन: । रणे जयं प्रार्थयाना भूशं युयुधिरे तदा,अस्त्रविद्याके ज्ञाता और युद्धमें शोभा पानेवाले वीर रणयज्ञकी दीक्षा लेकर संग्राममें विजय चाहते हुए उस समय बड़े जोरसे युद्ध करने लगे

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | kṛtāstrā raṇadīkṣābhidīkṣitā raṇaśālinaḥ | raṇe jayaṃ prārthayānā bhṛśaṃ yuyudhire tadā ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Those heroes, accomplished in the use of weapons and resplendent in battle, having undertaken the consecration for the war-sacrifice, fought fiercely at that time—seeking victory in the combat. The verse frames the clash not as mere violence but as a grimly ritualized undertaking, where martial skill and the will to win drive the warriors into relentless engagement.

Word by Word

कृतास्त्राःtrained/armed (having mastered weapons)

रणदीक्षाभिःby/with the battle-initiations (war consecrations)

दीक्षिताःinitiated, consecrated

रणशालिनःsplendid in battle, battle-glorious

रणेin battle

जयम्victory

प्रार्थयानाःseeking, desiring, praying for

भृशम्greatly, fiercely

युयुधिरेthey fought

तदाthen, at that time

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes