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Shloka 13

समन्तपञ्चक-आख्यानम् तथा अक्षौहिणी-प्रमाणनिर्णयः

Samantapañcaka Narrative and the Measure of an Akṣauhiṇī

अन्तरे चैव सम्प्राप्ते कलिद्वापरयोरभूत्‌ । समन्तपज्चके युद्ध कुरुपाण्डवसेनयो:,जब कलियुग और द्वापरकी सन्धिका समय आया, तब उसी समन्तपंचवक्षेत्रमें कौरवों और पाण्डवोंकी सेनाओंका परस्पर भीषण युद्ध हुआ

antare caiva samprāpte kali-dvāparayor abhūt | samantapañcake yuddhaṁ kuru-pāṇḍava-senayoḥ ||

Lorsque advint le seuil de passage entre les âges de Dvāpara et de Kali, une bataille farouche et réciproque éclata à Samantapañcaka entre les armées des Kurus et des Pāṇḍavas—événement qui marque le tournant moral de l’époque, où le déclin du dharma se révèle dans la guerre fratricide.

अन्तरेin the interval
अन्तरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तर
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
सम्प्राप्तेwhen (it) had arrived/occurred
सम्प्राप्ते:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-प्राप्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
कलि-द्वापरयोःof Kali and Dvāpara (yugas)
कलि-द्वापरयोः:
TypeNoun
Rootकलि-द्वापर
FormMasculine, Genitive, Dual
अभूत्was/occurred
अभूत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
समन्तपञ्चकेin Samantapañcaka (the field/region)
समन्तपञ्चके:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसमन्तपञ्चक
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
युद्धम्battle/war
युद्धम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्ध
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
कुरु-पाण्डव-सेनयोःof the Kuru and Pāṇḍava armies
कुरु-पाण्डव-सेनयोः:
TypeNoun
Rootकुरु-पाण्डव-सेना
FormFeminine, Genitive, Dual

राम उवाच

K
Kali-yuga
D
Dvāpara-yuga
S
Samantapañcaka
K
Kuru army
P
Pāṇḍava army

Educational Q&A

The verse frames the Kurukṣetra conflict as occurring at a yuga-junction, implying that large-scale violence and the breakdown of kinship duties are symptoms of dharma’s weakening as the world moves toward Kali-yuga.

It states that at the time of transition between Dvāpara and Kali, the Kurus and Pāṇḍavas fought a fierce battle at Samantapañcaka, identifying the place and cosmic timing of the great war.