Shloka 45
Devanagari script
उभौ परमसंहृष्टावु भौ युद्धाभिनन्दिनौ
Transliteration
ubhau paramasaṁhṛṣṭāv ubhau yuddhābhinandinau
Translation
三阇耶说道：二人都极其欢腾——同样嗜战——热切而欣然迎接即将到来的交锋。
Word by Word
उभौboth (of them)
उभौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
परमसंहृष्टौhighly delighted / exceedingly exhilarated
परमसंहृष्टौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपरमसंहृष्ट
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
उभौboth
उभौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
युद्धाभिनन्दिनौrejoicing in battle / approving of battle
युद्धाभिनन्दिनौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootयुद्धाभिनन्दिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
Speaker
संजय उवाच
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 martial ethos: in a dharma-framed conflict, warriors may feel exhilaration and even approval toward battle. Ethically, it points to the tension between righteous duty and the intoxicating excitement of violence—an attitude that later reflection in the epic often scrutinizes.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the two opposing champions (implied by context) are both highly exhilarated and welcoming the fight, signaling readiness and eagerness as the battle situation intensifies.