Mahabharata · 7.24.32–33
॥
Devanāgarī
यस् तु शूरतमो राजन् सेनयोर् उभयोर् मतः ॥
तं पटच्चरहन्तारं लक्ष्मणः समवारयत् ॥
स लक्ष्मणस्येष्वसनं छित्त्वा लक्ष्म च भारत ॥
लक्ष्मणे शरजालानि विसृजन् बह्व् अशोभत ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
yas tu śūratamo rājan senayor ubhayor mataḥ ||
taṃ paṭaccarahantāraṃ lakṣmaṇaḥ samavārayat ||
sa lakṣmaṇasyeṣvasanaṃ chittvā lakṣma ca bhārata ||
lakṣmaṇe śarajālāni visṛjan bahv aśobhata ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
यःyaḥwho [the one who]; [the one] whom
तुtuindeed; —
शूरतमःśūratamaḥthe bravest; the bravest
राजन्rājanO king; O sovereign
सेनयोः उभयोःsenayoḥ ubhayoḥ[in] both armies; [in] both armies
मतःmataḥesteemed [acknowledged]; acknowledged
तम्tamthat one; [that one]
पटच्चरहन्तारम्paṭaccarahantāramthe slayer of Patacchara; the slayer of Patacchara
लक्ष्मणःlakṣmaṇaḥLakshmana; Lakshmana
समवारयत्samavārayatheld back [repelled]; held back
सःsaḥhe; he
लक्ष्मणस्यlakṣmaṇasyaof Lakshmana; [of] Lakshmana
इष्वसनम्iṣvasanambow; bow
छित्त्वाchittvāhaving cut [broken]; having severed
लक्ष्मlakṣmathe emblem [banner-sign]; the emblem
चcaand; —
भारतbhārataO Bharata [descendant of Bharata]; O Bharata
लक्ष्मणेlakṣmaṇe[at] Lakshmana; upon Lakshmana
शरजालानिśarajālāninets of arrows; a web of arrows
विसृजन्visṛjanhurling [scattering]; raining down
बहुbahugreatly [much]; greatly
अशोभतaśobhatashone [was resplendent]; shone
Translation
The one, O sovereign, acknowledged as the bravest in both armies — the slayer of Patacchara — was held back by Lakshmana. He, having severed Lakshmana's bow and emblem, O Bharata, shone greatly, raining down a web of arrows upon Lakshmana.
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d7c070c670f9 · published Jul 19, 2026, 3:11:21 PM UTC
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Lakshmana, son of Duryodhana, meets the one 'acknowledged as bravest in both armies.' Telling is this 'in both armies': valor is honored even by enemies — a warrior's fame crosses the line dividing camp from camp. Thus the tradition testifies that there are virtues acknowledged by all, above enmity. The verse teaches that true valor is plain even to an adversary, and honor for the brave is granted by both sides; that martial greatness is a kind of truth which discord does not annul; and in this universal recognition of the bravest glimmers a hope: people able to honor each other's valor above enmity are not wholly estranged from the unity that strife has torn apart — for what both one's own and the enemy praise belongs no longer to a faction, but to man as such.