Shloka 43

Nakula–Śakuni Duel and the Night Battle; Śikhaṇḍin–Kṛpa Engagement (नकुल-शकुनियुद्धं तथा रात्रियुद्धवर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

तयोरनवरयो राजन्‌ समरे युध्यमानयो: । भीमो5भवन्महाशब्दो वज्रपर्वतयोरिव

Transliteration

tayor anavarayo rājan samare yudhyamānayoḥ | bhīmo 'bhavan mahāśabdo vajra-parvatayor iva ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: O King, as those two fought on without yielding in the battlefield, a terrifying, thunderous roar arose—like the crash of a thunderbolt striking a mountain. The verse underscores the relentless, uncompromising nature of martial fury, where steadfastness and pride can harden into a contest of sheer force rather than restraint.

Word by Word

• तयोः: of those two
• तयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, genitive, dual

• अनवरयोः: of the two unexcelled/unsurpassed
• अनवरयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनवर
• Form: masculine, genitive, dual

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• युध्यमानयोः: of the two fighting
• युध्यमानयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध्
• Form: शानच् (present active participle), parasmaipada (active), masculine, genitive, dual

• भीमः: Bhima
• भीमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अभवत्: became/was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• महाशब्दः: a great sound/roar
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाशब्द
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• वज्रपर्वतयोः: of the two thunderbolt-like mountains
• वज्रपर्वतयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्रपर्वत
• Form: masculine, genitive, dual

• इव: as/like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• vajra (thunderbolt)
• parvata (mountain)
• samara (battlefield)