Shloka 27

Devanagari script

रथं रथेन समरे पीडयित्वा महाबलौ,वे दोनों महाबली समरांगणमें अपने रथके द्वारा दूसरेके रथको पीड़ा देने लगे। उन्होंने आपसमें एक-दूसरेके रथ और घोड़ोंको नष्ट कर दिया। इस प्रकार रथहीन हुए वे दोनों महारथी उछलते-कूदते हुए एक-दूसरेका सामना करने लगे

Transliteration

rathaṃ rathena samare pīḍayitvā mahābalau |

Translation

ສັນຊະຍະກ່າວວ່າ: ໃນກາງສະໜາມຮົບ ນັກຮົບທັງສອງຜູ້ມີພະລັງອັນໃຫຍ່ ໄດ້ກົດດັນລົດຮົບຕໍ່ລົດຮົບ ເພື່ອຂົ່ມຂູ່ກັນແລະກັນ. ໃນການປະທະອັນດຸເດືອດນັ້ນ ພວກເຂົາໄດ້ທຳລາຍລົດຮົບແລະມ້າຂອງກັນແລະກັນ; ແລະເມື່ອທັງສອງກາຍເປັນຜູ້ບໍ່ມີລົດ ມະຫາຣະຖີທັງສອງກໍກະໂດດເຂົ້າປະຈັນໜ້າກັນໂດຍກົງ.

Word by Word

रथम्chariot

रथेनwith/by (a) chariot

समरेin battle

पीडयित्वाhaving pressed/harassed

महाबलौthe two mighty-strong (warriors)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

chariot (ratha)

battlefield/combat (samara)

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 highlights the kṣatriya ethos of steadfastness in conflict: even when external supports (chariot, horses) are destroyed, the warriors persist. Ethically, it underscores how rivalry and determination can intensify violence, shifting the contest from weapons and vehicles to direct personal confrontation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that two powerful fighters clash by driving their chariots against each other, damaging and destroying each other’s chariots and horses. Once both become chariotless, they continue the fight on foot, leaping and closing in for direct combat.