Shloka 45

भीष्मस्य मध्याह्नयुद्धवर्णनम् / Mid-day Battle Description: Bhīṣma Engaged by the Pāñcālas

Devanagari script

अन्योन्यं हि रणे शूरा: केशेष्वाक्षिप्प मानिन: । नखदन्तैरयुध्यन्त मुष्टिभिजनुभिस्तथा,कितने ही मानी शूरवीर उस रफणक्षेत्रमें एक-दूसरेके केश पकड़कर नखों, दाँतों, मुक्कों और घुटनोंसे प्रहार करते हुए लड़ रहे थे

Transliteration

anyonyam hi raṇe śūrāḥ keśeṣv ākṣipya māninaḥ | nakhadantair ayudhyanta muṣṭibhī janubhis tathā ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: In that battle, proud heroes grappled with one another, seizing each other by the hair, and fought without weapons—striking with nails and teeth, with fists, and with their knees. The scene underscores how, when fury and pride overtake restraint, even kṣatriya combat can descend from regulated warfare into raw, bodily violence.

Word by Word

अन्योन्यम्mutually, each other

हिindeed, for

रणेin battle

शूराःheroes, brave warriors

केशेषुin/at the hair (by the hair)

आक्षिप्यhaving seized, having grabbed

मानिनःproud, self-respecting

नखदन्तैःwith nails and teeth

अयुध्यन्तthey fought

मुष्टिभिःwith fists

जनुभिःwith knees

तथाand also, likewise

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

battlefield (raṇa)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes