Shloka 7
Devanagari script
ततोअस्त्रमस्त्रेण परस्परं तौ विधूय वाताविव पूर्वपश्चिमौ
Transliteration
tato 'stram astreṇa parasparaṃ tau vidhūya vātāv iva pūrvapaścimau
Translation
تب وہ دونوں ہتھیار کے جواب میں ہتھیار چلا کر ایک دوسرے کو بار بار پسپا کرتے رہے—گویا مشرق و مغرب سے چلنے والی دو مخالف ہوائیں۔
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
अस्त्रम्weapon, missile
अस्त्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअस्त्र
Formneuter, accusative, singular
अस्त्रेणwith a weapon
अस्त्रेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअस्त्र
Formneuter, instrumental, singular
परस्परम्mutually, against each other
परस्परम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरस्पर
तौthose two (they two)
तौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, nominative, dual
विधूयhaving shaken off / having repelled
विधूय:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-धू
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage)
वातौtwo winds
वातौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवात
Formmasculine, nominative, dual
इवlike, as if
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
पूर्वeastern
पूर्व:
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व
Formmasculine, nominative, dual
पश्चिमौwestern
पश्चिमौ:
TypeAdjective
Rootपश्चिम
Formmasculine, nominative, dual
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
T
Two opposing warriors (tau)W
Weapons/missiles (astra)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya battlefield ethic of measured reciprocity: force is met with equal counter-force, and skill is shown in restraint and precision—answering weapon with weapon rather than uncontrolled violence.
Sañjaya describes two combatants locked in an intense exchange, each neutralizing the other’s missiles. Their clash is compared to opposing east and west winds colliding, conveying balance, resistance, and unceasing pressure.