Shloka 61
अलंबलवधः (Alaṃbala-vadhaḥ) / The Slaying of Alaṃbala and the Advance toward Karṇa
Devanagari script
तौ समेतौ नरव्याप्रौ व्याप्राविव तरस्विनौ
Transliteration
tau sametau naravyāprau vyāprāv iva tarasvinau
Translation
サञ्जヤは言った。その二人の猛き勇士は間近に相まみえた。迅く力強い二頭の猛獣のごとく、戦の狂熱に押し立てられ、互いに全力を振り絞って正面から激突した。
Word by Word
तौthose two
तौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
समेतौhaving come together, met
समेतौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-इ (समेत)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
नरव्याप्रौtwo men engaged in exertion (fighters)
नरव्याप्रौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनरव्याप्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
व्याप्रौactive, striving
व्याप्रौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootव्याप्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
इवlike, as if
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
तरस्विनौtwo vigorous/impetuous (ones)
तरस्विनौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootतरस्विन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaCharacter 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
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of meeting one’s opponent directly with courage and full effort, while also reminding the listener—through animal imagery—how war can reduce human conflict to raw force and instinct, raising ethical reflection on the cost of violence.
Sañjaya describes two powerful warriors coming face-to-face in battle. Their encounter is compared to two swift, strong tigers meeting, emphasizing intensity, speed, and the ferocity of the duel.