Shloka 50
अजिशीर्षे प्रातःसंध्यायां संग्रामवर्णनम् / Dawn-Transition Battle at Ajiśīrṣa
Chapter 161
Devanagari script
स तु तं सहसा प्राप्तं नित्यमत्यन्तवैरिणम्
Transliteration
sa tu taṃ sahasā prāptaṃ nityam atyantavairiṇam
Translation
स तु तं सहसा प्राप्तं नित्यमत्यन्तवैरिणम्।
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सहसाsuddenly/quickly
सहसा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसहसा
प्राप्तम्reached/come upon
प्राप्तम्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्राप्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular
नित्यम्constant/perpetual
नित्यम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootनित्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अत्यन्तवैरिणम्an extreme (implacable) enemy
अत्यन्तवैरिणम्:
TypeNoun
Rootअत्यन्तवैरिन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaU
unnamed warrior (saḥ)U
unnamed enemy (tam; vairiṇam)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how entrenched hostility (nityam atyantavairiṇam) inevitably culminates in direct confrontation, especially in war; ethically, it underscores the peril of sustained enmity and the way conflict compresses time—what is long-held becomes suddenly present (sahasā).
Sañjaya describes a warrior suddenly coming upon his constant and most intense enemy, setting the scene for an immediate clash within the ongoing battle of the Droṇa Parva.