Shloka 10

शल्य–युधिष्ठिरयुद्धप्रारम्भः

Commencement of the Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Duel

Devanagari script

तथा तौ तु यमौ युद्धे यमतुल्यपराक्रमौ । योधयामास राजेन्द्र वीर्येणास्त्रबलेन च,राजेन्द्र! वे युद्धमें यमराजके तुल्य पराक्रमी नकुल और सहदेवके साथ भी अपने पराक्रम और अस्त्रबलसे युद्ध कर रहे थे

Transliteration

tathā tau tu yamau yuddhe yamatulya-parākramau | yodhayāmāsa rājendra vīryeṇāstra-balena ca ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then those two twins—Nakula and Sahadeva, whose prowess in battle was like that of Yama—were engaged in combat. O king, they were fought against with sheer valor and with the force of weapons, as the struggle pressed on in the righteous yet terrible course of war.

Word by Word

तथाthus, in that manner

तौthose two

तुbut/indeed

यमौthe two Yamas (twins)

युद्धेin battle

यम-तुल्य-पराक्रमौhaving valor equal to Yama

योधयामासmade (them) fight / fought (engaged in combat)

राजेन्द्रO king of kings

वीर्येणby valor

अस्त्र-बलेनby the power of weapons

चand

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Nakula

Sahadeva

Yama

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes