Shloka 67

Chapter 23: Śakuni Reports, Kaurava Advance, and Arjuna’s Penetration of the Host

Devanagari script

ते चान्योन्यमवैक्षन्त तस्मिन्‌ वीरसमागमे

Transliteration

te cānyonyam avaikṣanta tasmin vīrasamāgame

Translation

സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ആ വീരസമാഗമത്തിൽ അവർ പരസ്പരം നോക്കി; ബലവും ധൈര്യവും അളക്കുന്നതുപോലെ।

Word by Word

• ते: they (those)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अन्योन्यम्: each other / one another
• अन्योन्यम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अन्योन्य
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अवैक्षन्त: looked at / beheld
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + ईक्ष्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वीर-समागमे: in the assembly/encounter of heroes
• वीर-समागमे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर + समागम
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• warriors (vīrāḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the warrior ethos: before conflict, opponents assess one another with composure and clarity. Ethically, it frames battle as a solemn arena where courage and duty (kṣatriya-dharma) are tested, not merely a burst of anger.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya describes a moment in the war where the assembled heroes face each other and exchange looks—an implicit appraisal of readiness and intent within the larger confrontation of the Kurukṣetra battle.