Shloka 71
Devanagari script
तौ समेतौ महात्मानौ वा्ष्णेयौ वरवाजिनौ
Transliteration
tau sametau mahātmānau vārṣṇeyau varavājinau
Translation
Sañjaya said: Those two great-souled Vārṣṇeya heroes, mounted on excellent steeds, came together—an image of noble prowess converging amid the moral gravity of the war.
Word by Word
तौthose two
तौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
समेतौhaving come together, united
समेतौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसमेत (सम् + इ + क्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
महात्मानौthe two great-souled (ones)
महात्मानौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहात्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
वृष्णेयौthe two Vrishni-descendants (Vrishnis)
वृष्णेयौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवृष्णेय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
वरवाजिनौthe two having excellent steeds / excellent horsemen
वरवाजिनौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवरवाजिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vārṣṇeyas (Vṛṣṇi-lineage heroes)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even in a violent setting, the epic frames warriors through ideals—mahātmya (nobility), lineage-duty, and disciplined martial readiness—inviting reflection on how power should be carried with restraint and responsibility.
Sañjaya reports that two eminent Vārṣṇeya warriors, equipped with fine horses, have come face to face or converged at the battlefield, setting up the next action in the episode.