Mahabharata 9.55.41 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 55, Shloka 41

Vāg-yuddha and Nimitta-darśana before the Gadāyuddha

Verbal Duel and Omens

Devanagari script

उभौ परमसंदहृष्टावुभी परमसम्मतौ

Transliteration

ubhau paramasaṃdahṛṣṭāv ubhī paramasammatौ

Translation

సంజయుడు అన్నాడు—ఆ ఇద్దరూ అత్యంత హర్షితులై, ఇద్దరూ పరమ గౌరవింపబడినవారై ఉన్నారు.

Word by Word

• उभौ: both (two persons)
• उभौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• परम-संदहृष्टौ: exceedingly delighted
• परम-संदहृष्टौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमसंदहृष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• उभी: both (the two)
• उभी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• परम-सम्मतौ: highly approved / greatly esteemed
• परम-सम्मतौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमसम्मत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights how, even in a violent conflict, social ideals like honor, approval, and mutual recognition can intensify emotions—showing the ethical tension between martial exhilaration and the broader cost of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that two individuals in the scene are simultaneously overjoyed and mutually esteemed, indicating a moment of shared satisfaction or approval within the unfolding events of the battle narrative.