Shloka 41

Bhīmasena–Drauṇi Mahāyuddha

Chariot Duel and Astra-Exchange

Devanagari script

तत्र यत्तौ सुसंरब्धौ दृष्टवान्योन्यं व्यवस्थितौ । अनीकमध्ये राजेन्द्र चेरतु: कर्णपाण्डवौ,राजेन्द्र! वहाँ रोषमें भरकर सावधानीके साथ खड़े हुए कर्ण और पाण्डव अपनी- अपनी सेनामें विचरने लगे

Transliteration

tatra yattau susaṁrabdhau dṛṣṭvā anyonyaṁ vyavasthitau | anīka-madhye rājendra ceratuḥ karṇa-pāṇḍavau ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then those two—Karna and the Pāṇḍava—burning with fierce wrath and fixing their gaze upon one another, stood poised in wary readiness. O king, moving within the midst of their respective battle-formations, they began to range about, seeking advantage without letting their vigilance slacken.

Word by Word

तत्रthere

यत्when/that (relative)

तौthose two

सुसंरब्धौhighly enraged / greatly excited

दृष्ट्वाhaving seen

अन्योन्यम्each other / mutually

व्यवस्थितौstanding ready / stationed

अनीकarmy, troop

मध्येin the middle

राजेन्द्रO king of kings

चेरतुःthey two moved about / roamed

कर्णपाण्डवौKarna and (the) Pandava (Arjuna)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra (rājendra)

Karna

Pāṇḍava (Arjuna implied)

anīka (battle-formations/armies)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid intense anger, warriors operate within the constraints of ordered formations and tactical caution; personal passion is channeled through discipline and duty (kṣatriya-dharma), showing how ethical obligation and strategic restraint shape conduct in war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Karna and the Pāṇḍava (contextually Arjuna) locking eyes, standing ready, and then maneuvering within the midst of their armies’ formations—circling and seeking openings while remaining guarded and prepared for direct engagement.