Shloka 363

Devanagari script

रथर्षभाणामुग्राणां संनिपातममानुषम्‌ । उन उग्र महारथियोंका वह घोर, अत्यन्त आश्चर्यजनक और अमानुषिक संग्राम वहाँ सब लोग सब ओरसे देखने लगे

Transliteration

ratharṣabhāṇām ugrāṇāṁ sannipātam amānuṣam |

Translation

ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಉಗ್ರವಾದ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ರಥಯೋಧರ ನಡುವೆ ಭೀಕರವಾದ, ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯಕರವಾದ, ಅಮಾನುಷವಾದ ಘರ್ಷಣೆ ಸಂಭವಿಸಿತು; ಅದನ್ನು ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಎಲ್ಲ ದಿಕ್ಕಿನಿಂದಲೂ ನೋಡುತ್ತಲೇ ಇದ್ದರು।

Word by Word

रथर्षभाणाम्of the foremost among chariot-warriors

उग्राणाम्of the fierce

संनिपातम्encounter; clash; assembly (here: battle-meeting)

अमानुषम्superhuman; not of men

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

ratharṣabhāḥ (foremost chariot-warriors)

mahārathāḥ (great chariot-warriors, implied by context)

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores how war can escalate beyond ordinary human limits—becoming ‘amānuṣa’—and invites reflection on the ethical cost of heroic violence: even when performed by the greatest warriors, battle can appear terrifying and morally unsettling to onlookers.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a sudden, intense collision between the foremost and fiercest chariot-warriors. The encounter is so extraordinary and dreadful that people watch it from all directions, emphasizing the scale and shock of the fighting.