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Mahabharata · 7.73.13–14
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Devanāgarī
ततः शीघ्रास्त्रविदुषोर् द्रोणसात्वतयोस् तदा ॥
नान्तरं शरवृष्टीनां दृश्यते नरसिंहयोः ॥
इषूणां संनिपातेन शब्दो धाराभिघातजः ॥
शुश्रुवे शक्रमुक्तानाम् अशनीनाम् इव स्वनः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tataḥ śīghrāstraviduṣor droṇasātvatayos tadā ||
nāntaraṃ śaravṛṣṭīnāṃ dṛśyate narasiṃhayoḥ ||
iṣūṇāṃ saṃnipātena śabdo dhārābhighātajaḥ ||
śuśruve śakramuktānām aśanīnām iva svanaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
ततः शीघ्रास्त्रविदुषोःtataḥ śīghrāstraviduṣoḥthen [for] the two masters of swift weapons; then for the two masters of swift weapons
द्रोणसात्वतयोः तदाdroṇasātvatayoḥ tadāDrona and the Satvata [Satyaki], then; Drona and the Satvata, then
न अन्तरम् शरवृष्टीनाम्na antaram śaravṛṣṭīnāmthere was no gap [in] the showers of arrows; there was no gap in the showers of arrows
दृश्यते नरसिंहयोःdṛśyate narasiṃhayoḥvisible, [between] the two lion-men; visible, between the two lion-men
इषूणाम् संनिपातेनiṣūṇām saṃnipātenafrom the clash of arrows; from the clash of arrows
शब्दः धाराभिघातजःśabdaḥ dhārābhighātajaḥa sound born of the striking of torrents; a sound born of the striking of torrents
शुश्रुवे शक्रमुक्तानाम्śuśruve śakramuktānāmwas heard, [as] of thunderbolts loosed by Shakra; was heard, as of thunderbolts loosed by Shakra
अशनीनाम् इव स्वनःaśanīnām iva svanaḥlike the rumble of thunderbolts; like the rumble of thunderbolts
Translation
Then, for the two masters of swift weapons, Drona and the Satvata [Satyaki], there was no gap to be seen in the showers of arrows between the two lion-men. From the clash of arrows, a sound born of the striking of torrents was heard, like the rumble of thunderbolts loosed by Shakra.
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f44be0f1335b · published Jul 19, 2026, 3:52:56 PM UTC
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"Na antaraṃ śaravṛṣṭīnām," "there is no gap in the showers of arrows": the torrents merge into an unbroken wall, and the sound of their clash is "aśanīnām iva," like the thunder of Indra's bolts. It is telling that the equality of the two masters produces not the victory of one, but an unbroken thundering flood. The verse teaches that the meeting of equal perfections yields no advantage: their strengths merge into continuity, like two streams becoming one; and until fate intervenes, equals only multiply the thunder without overcoming each other — for perfection against perfection is balanced.