Shloka 60

भीष्मधनंजयद्वैरथम्

Bhīṣma–Dhanaṃjaya Duel and the Opening Clash

Devanagari script

तयोर्नवरयोर्दृष्टवा तादृशं त॑ पराक्रमम्‌

Transliteration

tayor nara-varyor dṛṣṭvā tādṛśaṃ taḥ parākramam

Translation

Sañjaya nói: Chứng kiến khí lực phi thường mà hai bậc trượng phu tối thượng ấy phô bày, ông bị chấn động bởi sức mạnh của dũng khí họ—một điềm gở báo rằng cuộc xung đột đang bùng lên dữ dội, và quyền lực khi bị buộc vào chiến tranh sẽ thử thách ranh giới của dharma (chánh đạo) cùng sự tự chế.

Word by Word

• तयोः: of those two
• तयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, dual

• नरवरयोः: of the two best of men
• नरवरयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरवर
• Form: masculine, genitive, dual

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• तादृशम्: such, of that kind
• तादृशम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तादृश
• Form: masculine/neuter, accusative, singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• पराक्रमम्: valor, prowess
• पराक्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराक्रम
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• two foremost men (unspecified in this pāda)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how witnessing immense martial prowess can signal the gravity of dharma under strain: valor is admirable, yet in war it also intensifies ethical pressure—duty, restraint, and right conduct are tested when power is unleashed.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that he (or the observer in context) sees the remarkable battle-valor of two eminent warriors; the line functions as a narrative pivot emphasizing the scale and intensity of the combat between leading heroes.