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Shloka 7

अन्वासन्त दुराधर्ष देवव्रतमरिंदमम्‌ । अन्योन्यं प्रीतिमन्तस्ते यथापूर्व यथावय:

sañjaya uvāca |

anvāsanta durādharṣa devavratam ariṃdamam | anyonyaṃ prītimantas te yathāpūrvaṃ yathāvayaḥ ||

Sañjaya berkata: Kemudian para pahlawan itu—Kaurava dan Pāṇḍava—yang sukar diserang, menanggalkan baju zirah dan meletakkan senjata, berundur daripada pertempuran, lalu seperti dahulu duduk bersama di sisi Devavrata Bhīṣma, penunduk musuh. Dengan mengekalkan muhibah sesama mereka, mereka mengambil tempat menurut tertib yang wajar berdasarkan usia dan kedudukan—menunjukkan bahawa bahkan di tengah perang, hormat kepada yang tua dan ikatan kekeluargaan dapat kembali terserlah apabila permusuhan berhenti seketika.

अन्वासन्तsat down near / sat around
अन्वासन्त:
Kriya
TypeVerb
Rootअनु-आस् (धातु: आस्)
Formलङ् (Imperfect), 3, Plural, परस्मैपद
दुराधर्षाःhard to assail, invincible
दुराधर्षाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदुराधर्ष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
देवव्रतम्Devavrata (Bhishma)
देवव्रतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेवव्रत
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अरिंदमम्foe-subduing
अरिंदमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअरिंदम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अन्योन्यम्mutually, one another
अन्योन्यम्:
Adverbial
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्योन्य
प्रीतिमन्तःaffectionate, friendly
प्रीतिमन्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रीतिमन्त्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
यथापूर्वम्as before, formerly
यथापूर्वम्:
Adverbial
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा + पूर्व
यथावयःaccording to age/seniority
यथावयः:
Adverbial
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा + वयस्

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
D
Devavrata (Bhīṣma)
K
Kauravas
P
Pāṇḍavas
A
armour (kavaca)
W
weapons (astra-śastra)

Educational Q&A

Even in the midst of a righteous conflict, dharma expresses itself through restraint: when fighting pauses, hostility can be set aside, and social duties—especially honoring elders and maintaining decorum according to seniority—re-emerge.

Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas temporarily withdraw from combat, remove armour and put down weapons, and then sit together near Bhīṣma (Devavrata) with mutual goodwill, arranging themselves in proper order based on age.