Shloka 68

Devanagari script

निवार्य परमेष्वासौ कोपसंरक्तलोचनौ । युयुत्सुनपरान्‌ संख्ये प्रतीयु: क्षत्रियर्षभा:,क्रोधसे लाल आँखें किये उन दोनों महान्‌ धनुर्धरोंको रोककर वे क्षत्रियशिरोमणि वीर समरभूमिमें युद्धकी इच्छासे आते हुए शत्रुओंका सामना करनेके लिये चल दिये

Transliteration

nivārya parameṣvāsau kopasaṃraktalocanau | yuyutsūn aparān saṅkhye pratīyuḥ kṣatriyarṣabhāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Having restrained those two supreme archers, their eyes reddened with anger, the bull-like heroes among kṣatriyas advanced on the battlefield to confront the other foes who were coming forward eager to fight. The verse underscores disciplined restraint amid rage, and the kṣatriya duty to meet aggression without surrendering to uncontrolled wrath.

Word by Word

• निवार्य: having restrained / after stopping
• निवार्य: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√वृ (वारयति)
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

• परमेष्वासौ: the two supreme archers
• परमेष्वासौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेष्वास
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• कोपसंरक्तलोचनौ: whose eyes were reddened with anger
• कोपसंरक्तलोचनौ: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोप-संरक्त-लोचन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• युयुत्सून्: those wishing to fight
• युयुत्सून्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युयुत्सु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अपरान्: other (enemies)
• अपरान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• संख्ये: in battle
• संख्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संख्या
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• प्रतीयुः: went forth / advanced
• प्रतीयुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-√इ (एति)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• क्षत्रियर्षभाः: bulls among kshatriyas (foremost warriors)
• क्षत्रियर्षभाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय-ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• two supreme archers (parameṣvāsau)
• kṣatriya warriors (kṣatriyarṣabhāḥ)
• battlefield (saṅkhya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in war, righteous action requires restraint: anger may arise, but leaders must check uncontrolled fury and act from duty (kṣatriya-dharma), confronting aggression with discipline rather than blind rage.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes how certain leading kṣatriya heroes first restrain two enraged master-archers and then themselves move forward on the battlefield to meet and oppose other enemies who are advancing with the intent to fight.