Shloka 27

Vāg-yuddha and Nimitta-darśana before the Gadāyuddha

Verbal Duel and Omens

Devanagari script

तावुभौ समतिक्रुद्धावुभी भीमपराक्रमौ

Transliteration

tāv ubhau samatikruddhāv ubhī bhīmaparākramau

Translation

三阇耶说道：二人同样被怒火点燃，皆为具备毗摩般威力的战士；战意凶决，彼此相当，随着战场的狂烈之势愈发高涨。

Word by Word

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

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

• समतिक्रुद्धौ: exceedingly enraged
• समतिक्रुद्धौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + अति + क्रुध्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• उभी: both (fem.)
• उभी: Karta
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: उभ
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Dual

• भीमपराक्रमौ: of terrible prowess
• भीमपराक्रमौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीम-पराक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how anger can equally seize opposing warriors, making them mirror each other in ferocity; it implicitly warns that wrath, though common in war, intensifies conflict and can eclipse discernment (viveka), even among the mighty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes two combatants facing each other in the Shalya Parva battle scene: both are equally enraged and possess tremendous prowess, likened to Bhīma’s strength, signaling an imminent, high-intensity clash.