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

三阇耶说道：目睹那两位人中翘楚展现出如此非凡的神勇，他被他们的英烈之势所震撼——这是一种不祥的征兆，昭示战事正以何等凶猛之态展开；而力量一旦与战争相系，便会试探法度与克制的边界。

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.