Shloka 37
Devanagari script
प्रतिसंवार्य चास्त्राणि ते<न्योन्यस्य विशाम्पते । युयुधु: पाण्डवाश्वैव कौरवाश्व॒ महाबला:
Transliteration
pratisaṃvārya cāstrāṇi te 'nyonyasya viśāmpate | yuyudhuḥ pāṇḍavāś caiva kauravāś ca mahābalāḥ ||
Translation
प्रतिसंवार्य चास्त्राणि तेऽन्योन्यस्य विशाम्पते । युयुधुः पाण्डवाश्चैव कौरवाश्च महाबलाः ॥
Word by Word
प्रतिसंवार्यhaving withdrawn/checked (back)
प्रतिसंवार्य:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootप्रतिसं√वृ (संवार्य)
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अस्त्राणिweapons/missiles
अस्त्राणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअस्त्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अन्योन्यस्यof one another
अन्योन्यस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootअन्योन्य
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
विशाम्पतेO lord of the people
विशाम्पते:
TypeNoun
Rootविशाम्पति
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
युयुधुःfought
युयुधुः:
TypeVerb
Root√युध्
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
पाण्डवाःthe Pandavas
पाण्डवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
कौरवाःthe Kauravas
कौरवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकौरव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
महाबलाःmighty/very strong
महाबलाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाबल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by viśāmpate)P
PāṇḍavasK
KauravasA
astrāṇi (weapons/missiles)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 disciplined martial conduct: even amid violence, combat is portrayed as governed by skill, restraint, and response—each side meeting weapons with countermeasures rather than uncontrolled rage, reflecting the kṣatriya ideal of regulated warfare.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Pāṇḍava and Kaurava warriors, all very strong, are actively engaged in battle, mutually parrying and neutralizing each other’s missiles as the fight continues.