Shloka 67

Chapter 23: Śakuni Reports, Kaurava Advance, and Arjuna’s Penetration of the Host

Devanagari script

ते चान्योन्यमवैक्षन्त तस्मिन्‌ वीरसमागमे

Transliteration

te cānyonyam avaikṣanta tasmin vīrasamāgame

Translation

سنجے نے کہا—اس مجمعِ دلیران میں وہ ایک دوسرے کو دیکھتے رہے، گویا قوت اور عزم کو تول رہے ہوں۔

Word by Word

• ते: they (those)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अन्योन्यम्: each other / one another
• अन्योन्यम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अन्योन्य
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अवैक्षन्त: looked at / beheld
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + ईक्ष्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वीर-समागमे: in the assembly/encounter of heroes
• वीर-समागमे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर + समागम
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• warriors (vīrāḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the warrior ethos: before conflict, opponents assess one another with composure and clarity. Ethically, it frames battle as a solemn arena where courage and duty (kṣatriya-dharma) are tested, not merely a burst of anger.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya describes a moment in the war where the assembled heroes face each other and exchange looks—an implicit appraisal of readiness and intent within the larger confrontation of the Kurukṣetra battle.