Shloka 45

भीष्मधनंजयद्वैरथम्

Bhīṣma–Dhanaṃjaya Duel and the Opening Clash

Devanagari script

उभौ परमसंहृष्टावु भौ युद्धाभिनन्दिनौ

Transliteration

ubhau paramasaṁhṛṣṭāv ubhau yuddhābhinandinau

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Keduanya sangat bersukacita—keduanya pencinta pertempuran—berhasrat dan menyetujui laga yang akan datang.

Word by Word

• उभौ: both (of them)
• उभौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• परमसंहृष्टौ: highly delighted / exceedingly exhilarated
• परमसंहृष्टौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमसंहृष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• युद्धाभिनन्दिनौ: rejoicing in battle / approving of battle
• युद्धाभिनन्दिनौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युद्धाभिनन्दिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the kṣatriya martial ethos: in a dharma-framed conflict, warriors may feel exhilaration and even approval toward battle. Ethically, it points to the tension between righteous duty and the intoxicating excitement of violence—an attitude that later reflection in the epic often scrutinizes.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the two opposing champions (implied by context) are both highly exhilarated and welcoming the fight, signaling readiness and eagerness as the battle situation intensifies.