Shloka 25

Devanagari script

उभौ विश्लुतकर्माणौ पौरुषेण बलेन च | उभौ च सदृशौ युद्धे शम्बरामरराजयो:

Transliteration

ubhau viśluta-karmāṇau pauruṣeṇa balena ca | ubhau ca sadṛśau yuddhe śambarāmararājayoḥ ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：二人皆如其行已不复受束，雄武之气与纯粹之力彼此相当。战阵之中，他们看起来宛如一体——恰似阿修罗商婆罗与天众之王阿摩罗罗阇相对而立。

Word by Word

• उभौ: both (of them)
• उभौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• विश्लुतकर्माणौ: both having their actions/efforts slackened (weakened)
• विश्लुतकर्माणौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्लुतकर्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• पौरुषेण: by manly effort/valor
• पौरुषेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौरुष
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• बलेन: by strength
• बलेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

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

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• च: also/and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सदृशौ: similar/equal
• सदृशौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदृश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• युद्धे: in battle
• युद्धे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• शम्बरामरराजयोः: of Śambara and the king of the gods (Indra)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्बर-अमरराज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Dual

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śambara
• Indra (Amara-rāja)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how, when warriors abandon restraint and commit fully to combat, the contest becomes a test of sheer prowess and strength; it also cautions that unbridled action (viśluta-karman) intensifies violence and its consequences.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes two opposing fighters as evenly matched in valor and power, using a mythic comparison: their clash resembles the legendary confrontation between the asura Śambara and Indra, the king of the gods.