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Shloka 10

Devanagari script

दृष्टवा तयोस्तं युधि सम्प्रहारं परस्परस्यान्तरमीक्षमाणयो: । घोरं तयोर्दु्विषहं रणे<न्यै- योधा: सर्वे विस्मयम भ्यगच्छन्‌

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | dṛṣṭvā tayos taṃ yudhi samprāhāraṃ parasparasyāntaram īkṣamāṇayoḥ | ghoraṃ tayor durviṣahaṃ raṇe 'nyair yodhāḥ sarve vismayam abhyagacchan ||

Translation

سنجے نے کہا—جنگ میں ان دونوں کی وہ باہمی ٹکر، اور ایک دوسرے کے رخنے (موقع) پر نظر رکھ کر ہونے والا وہ ہولناک ضرب و جوابِ ضرب—جو دوسرے کسی یودھا کے لیے ناقابلِ برداشت تھا—اسے دیکھ کر میدانِ جنگ میں کھڑے سبھی جنگجو حیرت میں ڈوب گئے۔

Word by Word

दृष्ट्वाhaving seen

तयोःof those two

तम्that

युधिin battle

सम्प्रहारम्the mutual striking/combat

परस्परस्यof each other

अन्तरम्the interval/opportunity

ईक्षमाणयोःof the two who were watching/looking for

घोरम्terrible

तयोःof those two

द्विषहम्hard to endure (for others)

रणेin battle

अन्यैःby others / for others (contextually: for other warriors)

योधाःwarriors

सर्वेall

विस्मयम्astonishment

अभ्यगच्छन्attained / came to (were struck with)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

two warriors (unnamed in this verse)

battlefield (raṇa/yuddha)

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the extraordinary intensity of a duel: true martial excellence is shown not merely by force, but by alertness, timing, and the ability to find an opening—so much so that even seasoned warriors are left in awe.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes two champions locked in fierce close combat, each searching for a momentary vulnerability in the other; the terrifying exchange of blows amazes all the warriors watching on the battlefield.