Shloka 35
Gadāyuddhe Kṛṣṇopadeśaḥ (Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel in the Mace-Duel) — Śalya-parva 57
Devanagari script
तौ दर्शयन्तौ समरे युद्धक्रीडां समनन्ततः
Transliteration
tau darśayantau samare yuddha-krīḍāṃ samanantataḥ
Translation
サञ्जयは言った。戦場のただ中で、二人は「戦の遊戯」を示した――途切れることのない連続の勝負。戦場そのものが、休みなき武の戯れの舞台となった。
Word by Word
तौthose two
तौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
दर्शयन्तौshowing, displaying
दर्शयन्तौ:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (दर्शयति)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual, शतृ (present active participle)
समरेin battle
समरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसमर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
युद्धक्रीडाम्the sport/play of fighting
युद्धक्रीडाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्धक्रीडा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
समनन्ततःcontinuously; without interruption
समनन्ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसमनन्ततः
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse frames combat as ‘yuddha-krīḍā’—a stylized, skillful contest—highlighting the warrior ethos where prowess and endurance are displayed continuously; ethically, it underscores how war can be narrated as sport even while it remains a grave arena of duty and consequence.
Sañjaya describes two combatants (not named in this half-verse) who, on the battlefield, keep up an uninterrupted display of fighting skill, as though engaging in a sustained martial game.