Shloka 37

Devanagari script

गर्जमानौ सुविषमं क्षरन्तौ प्रावृषीव हि । जैसे वर्षा-ऋतुमें पूर्व और पश्चिम दिशाओंमें स्थित दो वृष्टिकारक मेघ भयंकर गर्जना कर रहे हों, उसी प्रकार शत्रुओंका दमन करनेवाले वे दोनों वीर एक-दूसरेको देखते हुए भयानक सिंहनाद कर रहे थे ।। रश्मियुक्तौ महात्मानौ दीप्तिमन्ती महाबलौ

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

garjamānau suviṣamaṁ kṣarantau prāvṛṣīvahi |

raśmiyuktau mahātmānau dīptimantī mahābalau ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Roaring with a dreadful intensity and pouring forth their energy like the monsoon, those two great-souled, radiant, and mighty warriors—like rain-bearing clouds stationed in the eastern and western quarters—fixed their gaze upon one another and uttered terrifying lion-roars, intent on crushing their foes.

Word by Word

गर्जमानौroaring

सुविषमम्very terrible/uneven (intensely fierce)

क्षरन्तौpouring forth (streaming)

प्रावृषिin the rainy season

इवlike/as

हिindeed/for

रश्मियुक्तौendowed with rays/brightness

महात्मानौtwo great-souled ones

दीप्तिमन्तीradiant

महाबलौvery strong/mighty

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

two unnamed warriors (dual)

monsoon clouds (simile)

east and west directions (implied by the simile)

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 epic’s martial ethic: inner force and resolve are projected outward through controlled intimidation (the lion-roar), while true power is portrayed as radiant and disciplined rather than merely violent—an image of warriors whose energy ‘pours forth’ like monsoon clouds.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes two opposing champions facing each other. As they look one another over, they roar fiercely like thunderous rain-clouds in the monsoon, signaling the imminence of a major clash and attempting to overawe the enemy.