Shloka 34

Devanagari script

तौ तु स्थितौ महाराज समरे युद्धशालिनौ । अन्योन्यं प्रतिसंरब्धावन्योन्यवधकाड्क्षिणौ,महाराज! युद्धमें शोभा पानेवाले वे दोनों वीर परस्पर कुपित हो एक-दूसरेके वधकी इच्छासे संग्रामके लिये खड़े हुए थे

Transliteration

tau tu sthitau mahārāja samare yuddhaśālinau | anyonyaṃ pratisaṃrabdhāv anyonyavadhakāṅkṣiṇau ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: O King, those two heroes—resplendent in battle—stood facing each other on the field of war, mutually enraged and intent upon one another’s death.

Word by Word

तौthose two

तुbut/indeed

स्थितौstanding/placed

महाराजO great king

समरेin battle

युद्धशालिनौsplendid in war/war-illustrious

अन्योन्यम्each other (mutually)

प्रतिसंरब्धौmutually enraged/engaged against each other

अन्योन्यवधकाङ्क्षिणौdesiring each other's death

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Mahārāja (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

the two warriors (unnamed in this verse)

battlefield (samara)

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?

The verse highlights the moral danger of krodha (wrath): when warriors become mutually inflamed and focused on killing, ethical restraint and discernment are threatened, even within the accepted framework of righteous warfare.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that two opposing champions have taken their positions in the battle, glaring at each other, provoked and determined to slay one another, signaling an imminent and intense duel.