Shloka 48

Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana

Devanagari script

अन्योन्यशरसंस्पर्शात्‌ तयोर्मनुजसिंहयो:

Transliteration

anyonyaśarasaṁsparśāt tayoḥ manuṣasiṁhayoḥ

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。矢がぶつかり合い、間近に触れ合うほどの激突の中で、獅子のごとき二人の男が相まみえると、その戦いは退かぬまま、直截で個人的な一騎討ちへと締め上げられた――武人のダルマにおいて、勇気と決意が試される相である。

Word by Word

• अन्योन्य-शर-संस्पर्शात्: from the mutual contact of arrows
• अन्योन्य-शर-संस्पर्शात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्योन्यशरसंस्पर्श
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• तयोः: of those two
• तयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Dual

• मनुज-सिंहयोः: of the two lions among men
• मनुज-सिंहयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुजसिंह
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Dual

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• two lion-like men (two warriors, unnamed in this half-verse)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the Kṣatriya ideal of steadfastness in battle: when conflict becomes immediate and unavoidable, a warrior is measured by composure, courage, and commitment to duty rather than by hesitation or fear.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes two heroic fighters engaging so closely that their arrows meet and clash; the imagery signals an intense duel where both combatants press each other without yielding.