Shloka 35

Devanagari script

तयोर्युद्धं समभवद्‌ भीष्महेतो: परंतप

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | tayor yuddhaṃ samabhavad bhīṣma-hetoḥ parantapa |

Translation

三阇耶说道：因毗湿摩之故，那两位英雄之间爆发了凶猛的战斗。噫，焚敌者啊！这对毗湿摩而言，是一场沉重而决断的交锋——宛如天神与阿修罗之战中，巴利王与因陀罗的单骑决斗。

Word by Word

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

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• समभवत्: occurred / came to be
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: imperfect (laṅ), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• भीष्महेतोः: because of Bhīṣma / for Bhīṣma's sake
• भीष्महेतोः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म-हेतु
• Form: masculine, ablative, singular

• परंतप: O scorcher of foes
• Type: Noun
• Root: परंतप
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Bhishma
• Bali
• Indra
• Devas
• Asuras

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how a single pivotal figure can become the moral and strategic center of conflict: the struggle intensifies “for Bhishma’s sake,” underscoring responsibility in war and the heavy consequences that gather around revered elders and commanders.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports to the king that a fierce duel/battle erupted between two warriors, and that the contest became especially momentous with Bhishma as the central cause—likened to the famed single combat of Bali and Indra in the Deva–Asura war.