Shloka 25

Devanagari script

तयोरयुद्धं महाराज चिरं सममिवाभवत्‌

Transliteration

tayor yuddhaṃ mahārāja ciraṃ samam ivābhavat

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ହେ ମହାରାଜ, ସେଇ ଦୁଇଜଣଙ୍କ ଯୁଦ୍ଧ ଦୀର୍ଘ ସମୟ ଧରି ସମାନ ଭାବେ ଚାଲିଲା; କାହାରି ସ୍ପଷ୍ଟ ଆଧିକ୍ୟ ହେଲା ନାହିଁ, ଯେପରି ଭାଗ୍ୟ ଦୁହେଁକୁ ସମତାରେ ଧରିରଖିଥିଲା।

Word by Word

• तयोः: of those two
• तयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Dual

• अयुद्धम्: non-fighting; absence of battle
• अयुद्धम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयुद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• चिरम्: for a long time
• चिरम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिर

• समम्: equally; evenly
• समम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम

• इव: as if; like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• अभवत्: was; became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the uncertainty and moral weight of war: even mighty warriors can remain evenly matched for long periods, suggesting that outcomes are not merely products of strength but also of circumstance and destiny, and that persistence in one’s duty (kṣatriya-dharma) unfolds within limits beyond human control.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the duel between two principal fighters continued for a long time without a decisive upper hand—an extended, balanced contest in the midst of the Kurukṣetra war.