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Shloka 13

दिधक्षमाणौ सचराचरं जगद्‌ युगान्तसूर्याविव दुःसहौ रणे | रणभूमिमें वे दोनों वीर चराचर जगतको दग्ध करनेकी इच्छासे प्रकट हुए प्रलयकालके दो सूर्योके समान शत्रुओंके लिये दुःसह हो रहे थे। कर्ण और अर्जुनरूप वे दोनों सूर्य अपने विशाल धनुषरूपी मण्डलके मध्यमें प्रकाशित होते थे। सहस्नों बाण ही उनकी किरण थे और वे दोनों ही महान्‌ तेजसे सम्पन्न दिखायी देते थे ।। १० ई ।। उभावजेयावहितान्तकावु भा- वुभौ जिघांसू कृतिनौ परस्परम्‌,ततो विसस्‌ः पुनरर्दिता नरा नरोत्तमाभ्यां कुरुपाण्डवाश्रया:

sañjaya uvāca |

didhakṣamāṇau sacarācaraṃ jagad yugāntasūryāv iva duḥsahau raṇe |

raṇabhūmau te dvau vīrau sacarācara-jagad-dagdhuṃ icchayā prādurabhūtau pralayakāla-dvau sūryāv iva śatrūṇāṃ duḥsahau babhūvatuḥ |

karṇārjunarūpau tau dvau sūryau vipula-dhanur-maṇḍala-madhye prakāśete |

sahasra-bāṇā eva teṣāṃ kiraṇāḥ, ubhau ca mahā-tejasā sampannau dṛśyete ||

ubhāv ajeyāv ahitāntakāv ubhau |

ubhau jighāṃsū kṛtinau parasparam |

tato viśasḥ punar arditā narā |

narottamābhyāṃ kuru-pāṇḍavāśrayāḥ ||

સંજય બોલ્યા—ચરાચર જગતને દગ્ધ કરવાની ઇચ્છાથી પ્રગટ થયેલા તે બંને રণে યુગાંતના બે સૂર્ય સમા દુઃસહ હતા। બંને અજય, બંને શત્રુસંહારક; પરસ્પરનો વધ કરવા બંને સમર્થ અને ઉત્સુક હતા। ત્યારે કુરુ અને પાંડવ પક્ષના આશ્રિત યોદ્ધાઓ તે બે નરશ્રેષ્ઠોથી ફરી આઘાત પામી પીડિત થયા।

उभौboth (two persons)
उभौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
अजेयौunconquerable
अजेयौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअजेय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
अवहितattentive, intent
अवहित:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअवहित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
अन्तकौdeath-dealers; (like) Yama
अन्तकौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
उभौboth
उभौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
जिघांसूwishing to kill
जिघांसू:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootहन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
कृतिनौable, accomplished
कृतिनौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकृतिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
परस्परम्each other (mutually)
परस्परम्:
Karma
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरस्पर
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
विससुःthey hurled/shot forth
विससुः:
TypeVerb
Rootसृज्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
अर्दिताःafflicted, tormented
अर्दिताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअर्दित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नराःmen, warriors
नराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नरोत्तमाभ्याम्by the two best of men
नरोत्तमाभ्याम्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootनर-उत्तम
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Dual
कुरुपाण्डवाश्रयाःbelonging to/attached to the Kurus and the Pाण्डवs (their followers)
कुरुपाण्डवाश्रयाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकुरु-पाण्डव-आश्रय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural

संजय उवाच

S
Sanjaya
K
Karna
A
Arjuna
K
Kurus
P
Pandavas
B
battlefield (raṇabhūmi)
B
bows (dhanuḥ)
A
arrows (bāṇāḥ)
S
suns (sūryāḥ)
Y
yugānta (end-of-age)
P
pralaya (cosmic dissolution)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how unchecked martial fury can resemble cosmic destruction: even the greatest heroes, when driven by the intent to annihilate, become ‘unbearable’ forces whose brilliance is inseparable from devastation. It implicitly warns that power and skill, without restraint and right intention, magnify suffering across both sides.

Sanjaya describes Karna and Arjuna facing each other in battle. Their bows and arrows are portrayed through a ‘two suns at the end of the age’ metaphor, emphasizing their overwhelming prowess. As they press the fight, warriors on both the Kuru and Pandava sides are struck down by the two champions.