Shloka 26

Cakravyūha-saṃkalpaḥ, Saṃśaptaka-āhvānaṃ, Saubhadra-vikrīḍitam

Drona Parva, Adhyāya 32

Devanagari script

चक्रेण चक्रमासाद्य वीरो वीरस्य संयुगे

Transliteration

cakreṇa cakram āsādya vīro vīrasya saṃyuge

Translation

సంజయుడు అన్నాడు—యుద్ధ గందరగోళంలో ఒక వీరుడు మరో వీరుని రథచక్రాన్ని తన చక్రంతోనే ఎదుర్కొన్నాడు; అతి సమీపంలో ఢీకొనడం—యుద్ధకోలాహలంలో ముఖాముఖి బలం, స్థైర్యం పరీక్షించినట్లుగా.

Word by Word

चक्रेणwith a discus/wheel

चक्रम्the discus/wheel

आसाद्यhaving reached/attacked/encountered

वीरःthe hero/warrior

वीरस्यof the hero/warrior

संयुगेin battle

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

chariot-wheel (cakra)

battle/combat (saṃyuga)

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

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights the kṣatriya ideal of meeting an equal opponent directly and fearlessly; even the imagery of wheel-to-wheel contact suggests steadfastness, resolve, and the ethical demand to stand one’s ground in a righteous contest.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a close-quarters moment in the chariot battle where one warrior drives in so near that his chariot-wheel meets the other’s wheel—signaling an intense engagement between two valiant fighters.