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Shloka 41

Droṇa–Dhṛṣṭadyumna-yuddha (द्रोण-धृष्टद्युम्न-युद्धम्) — Tactical duel and allied interventions

तौ तत्र समरे क्रुद्धौ नर्दन्तौ च पुन: पुनः । समीयतु: सुसंक्रुद्धावड्रारकबुधाविव,उस रणभूमिमें वे दोनों वीर परस्पर कुपित हो रोषमें भरे हुए मंगल और बुधकी भाँति बारंबार गर्जते हुए युद्ध कर रहे थे

tau tatra samare kruddhau nardantau ca punaḥ punaḥ | samīyatuḥ susaṃkruddhāv aṅgāraka-budhāv iva ||

ఆ యుద్ధరంగంలో ఆ ఇద్దరు వీరులు క్రోధంతో నిండిపోయి, మళ్లీ మళ్లీ గర్జిస్తూ, అత్యంత ఉగ్రులై అంగారకుడు (మంగళుడు) మరియు బుధుడిలా పరస్పరం ఎదురెదురుగా దూసుకొచ్చారు।

तौthose two
तौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
समरेin battle
समरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसमर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
क्रुद्धौangry
क्रुद्धौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रुद्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
नर्दन्तौroaring
नर्दन्तौ:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootनर्द्
FormPresent active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Dual
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
पुनःagain (repeatedly)
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
समीयतुःthey came together / engaged
समीयतुः:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-इ
FormPerfect (लिट्), Third, Dual, Parasmaipada
सुसंक्रुद्धौvery enraged
सुसंक्रुद्धौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसुसंक्रुद्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
अड्रारकबुधौMars and Mercury
अड्रारकबुधौ:
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्गारक-बुध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
इवlike
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
A
Aṅgāraka (Mars/Maṅgala)
B
Budha (Mercury)
B
battlefield (samara/raṇabhūmi)

Educational Q&A

The verse underscores how anger (krodha) intensifies conflict: when warriors are ruled by wrath, their encounter becomes a destructive, self-reinforcing cycle. By likening them to clashing planets, the text suggests that unchecked passion can feel inevitable and overpowering—an ethical warning within the war narrative.

Sañjaya describes two opposing heroes on the battlefield repeatedly closing in on each other, roaring and fighting with heightened fury. The comparison to Mars and Mercury conveys the ferocity and dramatic spectacle of their engagement.