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Shloka 86

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

ततो दन्तिसहस्राणि रथानां चापि मारिष | अश्वौघा: पुरुषौघाश्व विपरीतं समाययु:,आर्य! तदनन्तर हजारों हाथी, रथ, घुड़सवार और पैदल सैनिक द्वन्द-युद्धके पूर्वोक्त क्रमका उल्लंघन करके सभी सबके साथ युद्ध करने लगे

tato dantisahasrāṇi rathānāṃ cāpi māriṣa | aśvaughāḥ puruṣaughāś ca viparītaṃ samāyayuḥ, ārya |

ఆపై, ఓ మారిషా! వేలాది ఏనుగులు, రథాలు, అలాగే అశ్వదళాలూ పాదాతిదళాలూ—మునుపటి ఏకద్వంద్వ క్రమాన్ని విడిచి—అస్తవ్యస్తంగా ఒకేసారి దూసుకొచ్చాయి; అందువల్ల అందరూ అందరితో యుద్ధం చేయసాగారు।

ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
FormAvyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from there/then')
दन्ति-सहस्राणिthousands of elephants
दन्ति-सहस्राणि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदन्ति + सहस्र
FormNeuter, nominative, plural
रथानाम्of chariots
रथानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
FormMasculine, genitive, plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
FormAvyaya (conjunction)
अपिalso
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
FormAvyaya (particle)
मारिषO noble one / O sir
मारिष:
TypeNoun
Rootमारिष
FormMasculine, vocative, singular
अश्व-ओघाःstreams/masses of horsemen
अश्व-ओघाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व + ओघ
FormMasculine, nominative, plural
पुरुष-ओघाःmasses of foot-soldiers/men
पुरुष-ओघाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष + ओघ
FormMasculine, nominative, plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
FormAvyaya (conjunction)
विपरीतम्in reverse / contrary (to order)
विपरीतम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootविपरीत
FormNeuter, accusative, singular (used adverbially)
समाययुःcame together / advanced / engaged
समाययुः:
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + आ + या (याति)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person, plural, Parasmaipada

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
E
elephants
C
chariots
C
cavalry
I
infantry

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how quickly agreed rules of combat can collapse under the pressure of war: when order and restraint fail, violence becomes indiscriminate. It implicitly contrasts dharma-based, regulated fighting with the ethical danger of chaotic, all-against-all slaughter.

Sañjaya reports that large formations—elephants, chariots, cavalry, and infantry—converge and begin fighting in a mixed, disorderly way, violating the previously described sequence or arrangement of duels and ranks.