Mahabharata — Drona Parva, Shloka 33
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 107: Karṇa–Bhīma Saṃmarda
Arrow-storm Engagement
Devanagari script
तेषामासीद् व्यतिक्षेपौ गर्जतामितरेतरम्
Transliteration
teṣām āsīd vyatikṣepo garjatām itaretaram
Translation
Санджая сказал: Между ними возникло яростное смешение и столкновение, когда они рычали друг на друга — и каждая сторона отвечала вызову другой в грохоте битвы.
Word by Word
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
आसीत्was/occurred
आसीत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormImperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular
व्यतिक्षेपःmutual crossing/encounter; interchange (of roars)
व्यतिक्षेपः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootव्यतिक्षेप
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
गर्जताम्of (those) roaring
गर्जताम्:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootगर्ज्
FormPresent active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Genitive, Plural
इतरेतरम्one another; mutually
इतरेतरम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootइतरेतर
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
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
The verse highlights how unchecked martial fury and mutual provocation intensify conflict: roaring challenges lead to close, chaotic clashes. Implicitly, it contrasts the warrior code’s valor with the moral cost of escalating hostility.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield moment when opposing warriors surge into one another in close quarters. Their loud war-cries and mutual taunts culminate in a direct, tangled engagement.