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Shloka 64

भीष्मधनंजयद्वैरथम्

Bhīṣma–Dhanaṃjaya Duel and the Opening Clash

अन्योन्यं प्रत्यभाषन्त तयोर्दृष्टवा पराक्रमम्‌ । न शक्‍्योौ युधि संरब्धौ जेतुमेती कथठ्चन

anyonyam pratyabhāṣanta tayor dṛṣṭvā parākramam | na śakyo yudhi saṃrabdhau jetum etī kathañcana ||

சஞ்சயன் கூறினான்—அந்த இருவரின் பராக்கிரமத்தைப் பார்த்து அவர்கள் ஒருவருக்கொருவர் கூறினர்: “போரில் இவ்விருவரும் முழுமையாக எழுச்சியடைந்தால், எவராலும் எவ்விதத்திலும் இவர்களை வெல்ல இயலாது.” இந்தச் சொல் போரின் நெறி-கனத்தைக் காட்டுகிறது—கோபமும் கடமையும் தீப்பற்றச் செய்த வீர வல்லமை சாதாரண கட்டுப்பாட்டை ஏற்காது; வெற்றியையும் உறுதியற்றதாக்குகிறது.

अन्योन्यम्each other (mutually)
अन्योन्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्योन्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
प्रत्यभाषन्तthey spoke to (replied to)
प्रत्यभाषन्त:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootभाष् (प्रति + आ + भाष्)
FormImperfect, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
तयोःof the two (of them)
तयोः:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Dual
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada-usage
पराक्रमम्valor, prowess
पराक्रमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपराक्रम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
शक्यौpossible / able (to be conquered)
शक्यौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशक्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
युधिin battle
युधि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयुध् (युध्/युधि as noun 'battle')
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
संरब्धौenraged, impetuous
संरब्धौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसंरब्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
जेतुम्to conquer
जेतुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootजि
FormInfinitive (Tumun)
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
कथञ्चनin any way, at all
कथञ्चन:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथञ्चन

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights that when great warriors are driven by intense resolve and anger in a dharmic conflict, their power becomes difficult to check; it cautions that war magnifies human capacities beyond easy control, making outcomes uncertain and ethically weighty.

Sañjaya reports that observers, after witnessing the extraordinary valor of two combatants, conclude and say to each other that once both are fully engaged and inflamed in battle, no one can defeat them.