Shloka 163

Devanagari script

वीर्यवन्तः कृतास्त्राश्च द्रक्ष्यथाद्य परस्परम्‌ “आप सभी योद्धाओंमेंसे प्रत्येक वीर रणभूमिमें सेनासहित पाण्डवोंको मार डालनेकी शक्ति रखता है। फिर जब आपलोग संगठित होकर युद्ध करें तो क्या नहीं कर सकते हैं? आप पराक्रमी और अस्त्रविद्याके विद्वान्‌ हैं; अतः आज एक-दूसरेको अपना-अपना पुरुषार्थ दिखावें'

Transliteration

vīryavantaḥ kṛtāstrāś ca drakṣyathādya parasparam |

Translation

Sañjaya said: “You will see today, face to face, warriors who are mighty in valor and fully trained in the use of weapons. Each one of you, with his own troops, has the power to slay the Pāṇḍavas; what then could you not accomplish if you fight in disciplined unity? Since you are heroic and skilled in arms, let each display his own prowess today.”

Word by Word

• वीर्यवन्तः: possessing valor/strength
• वीर्यवन्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्यवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कृतास्त्राः: trained/versed in weapons
• कृतास्त्राः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतास्त्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• द्रक्ष्यथ: you (all) will see
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Second, Plural, Parasmaipada

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• परस्परम्: mutually/each other
• परस्परम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परस्पर

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍavas
• army (senā)
• weapons/arms (astra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores that individual strength and training become decisive when joined with disciplined unity; it praises martial competence while urging coordinated action and the display of rightful prowess expected of warriors.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports an exhortation to the Kaurava side: their warriors are brave and weapon-trained, and if they fight together they should be able to overcome the Pāṇḍavas; the moment is framed as a test of each fighter’s valor on the battlefield.