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Shloka 13

Adhyāya 86: Irāvān’s Lineage, Cavalry Clash, and the Māyā-Duel Ending in Irāvān’s Fall

तेषां प्रववृते युद्ध सुमहललोमहर्षणम्‌ । इरावांस्तु सुसंक़्रुद्धो भ्रातरी देवरूपिणौ

teṣāṃ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ sumahallomaharṣaṇam | irāvāṃs tu susaṃkruddho bhrātarī devarūpiṇau |

Wika ni Sañjaya: “Sa pagitan ng mga mandirigmang iyon, sumiklab ang labanan na lubhang mabangis at nakapangingilabot. Si Irāvān, nag-aalab sa galit, ay agad na sumugat sa magkapatid na sina Vindā at Anuvindā—kasingganda ng mga diyos—sa pamamagitan ng matutulis na palasong may buhol-buhol na dugtungan. Ngunit ang magkapatid ay bihasa rin sa mga kahanga-hangang paraan ng pakikipagdigma sa larangan, kaya’t tinuhog din nila si Irāvān bilang ganti.”

तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
प्रववृतेarose/began
प्रववृते:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + वृत्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
युद्धम्battle
युद्धम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्ध
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
सुvery/well (intensifier)
सु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसु
महत्great
महत्:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
लोमहर्षणम्hair-raising, thrilling
लोमहर्षणम्:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootलोमहर्षण
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
इरावान्Irāvān
इरावान्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootइरावत् (नामन्: इरावान्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
सुसंक्रुद्धःvery enraged
सुसंक्रुद्धः:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-संक्रुद्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भ्रातरौthe two brothers
भ्रातरौ:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभ्रातृ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Dual
देवरूपिणौhaving godlike form
देवरूपिणौ:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootदेवरूपिन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Dual

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
I
Irāvān
V
Vindā
A
Anuvindā

Educational Q&A

The verse underscores the kṣatriya ethos of facing battle with courage and accepting immediate consequences: aggression meets resistance, and prowess is answered by prowess, highlighting reciprocity and accountability in war.

A fierce duel erupts: Irāvān, enraged, wounds the godlike brothers Vindā and Anuvindā with sharp arrows; they, adept fighters, retaliate by piercing Irāvān on the battlefield.