Shloka 173

Devanagari script

नाभिजानन्ति चान्योन्यं कश्मलाभिहतौजस: । दूसरे बहुत-से योद्धा “हा तात! हा पुत्र!” की रट लगाते हुए भयभीत होकर भाग रहे थे। मोहसे बल और उत्साह नष्ट हो जानेके कारण वे ऐसे अचेत हो रहे थे कि एक-दूसरेको पहचान भी नहीं पाते थे

Transliteration

nābhijānanti cānyonyaṁ kaśmalābhihataujasaḥ |

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira said: Their strength and ardor being shattered by bewilderment, they no longer recognized one another. In the panic of battle, many fled crying, “Alas, father! Alas, son!”—a scene that exposes how delusion can eclipse discernment and fracture even the most basic bonds of human recognition.

Word by Word

नnot

अभिजानन्तिrecognize/know

चand

अन्योन्यम्each other (mutually)

कश्मल-अभिहत-ओजसःwhose vigor is struck down by delusion

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

warriors (unspecified)

father

son

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