Shloka 68

Arjuna’s Advance toward Bhīṣma; The Gāṇḍīva’s Signal and the Armies’ Convergence (भीष्माभिमुखगमनम् — गाण्डीवनिर्घोष-ध्वजवर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

ते त्वरध्वं महावीर्या: कि चिरेण प्रयामहे । महान हि वर्तते रौद्र: संग्रामो लोमहर्षण:,“महापराक्रमी वीरो! जल्दी करो। विलम्बसे क्या लाभ? हमें जल्दी चलना चाहिये; क्योंकि वह संग्राम अत्यन्त भयंकर तथा रोमांचकारी है

Transliteration

te tvaradhvaṁ mahāvīryāḥ ki cireṇa prayāmahe | mahān hi vartate raudraḥ saṅgrāmo lomaharṣaṇaḥ ||

Translation

હે મહાવીરો, ત્વરા કરો; વિલંબથી શું લાભ? આપણે તરત જ આગળ વધવું જોઈએ, કારણ કે ત્યાં ભયંકર અને રોમાંચક મહાસંગ્રામ ચાલી રહ્યો છે.

Word by Word

तेO you (those)

त्वरध्वम्hasten

महावीर्याःO great-in-valour ones

किम्what (use?)

चिरेणwith delay / by long time

प्रयामहेwe go / we set out

महान्great

हिindeed / for

वर्ततेis taking place / is going on

रौद्रःfierce / terrible

संग्रामःbattle

लोमहर्षणःhair-raising / thrilling

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores timely action and alertness in moments of grave consequence: when a decisive and dangerous duty is unfolding, hesitation can become a moral and practical failure.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, narrating events, urges the warriors to move quickly because a massive, terrifying battle has already begun and demands immediate engagement.