सेनासु सर्वासु च पार्श्वतो ऽन्ये; पश्चात् पुरस्ताच् च समन्ततश् च ॥
मध्ये तथान्ये ज्वलिताग्निहस्ताः; सेनाद्वये ऽपि स्म नरा विचेरुः ॥
सर्वेषु सैन्येषु पदातिसंघा; व्यामिश्रिता हस्तिरथाश्ववृन्दैः ॥
मध्ये तथान्ये ज्वलिताग्निहस्ता; व्यदीपयन् पाण्डुसुतस्य सेनाम् ॥
तेन प्रदीप्तेन तथा प्रदीप्तं; बलं तद् आसीद् बलवद् बलेन ॥
भाः कुर्वता भानुमता ग्रहेण; दिवाकरेणाग्निर् इवाभितप्तः ॥
तयोः प्रभाः पृथिवीम् अन्तरिक्षं; सर्वा व्यतिक्रम्य दिशश् च वृद्धाः ॥
तेन प्रकाशेन भृशं प्रकाशं; बभूव तेषां तव चैव सैन्यम् ॥
senāsu sarvāsu ca pārśvato 'nye; paścāt purastāc ca samantataś ca ||
madhye tathānye jvalitāgnihastāḥ; senādvaye 'pi sma narā viceruḥ ||
sarveṣu sainyeṣu padātisaṃghā; vyāmiśritā hastirathāśvavṛndaiḥ ||
madhye tathānye jvalitāgnihastā; vyadīpayan pāṇḍusutasya senām ||
tena pradīptena tathā pradīptaṃ; balaṃ tad āsīd balavad balena ||
bhāḥ kurvatā bhānumatā graheṇa; divākareṇāgnir ivābhitaptaḥ ||
tayoḥ prabhāḥ pṛthivīm antarikṣaṃ; sarvā vyatikramya diśaś ca vṛddhāḥ ||
tena prakāśena bhṛśaṃ prakāśaṃ; babhūva teṣāṃ tava caiva sainyam ||
In all the hosts others [carried fires] at the sides, behind, in front, and all around; others likewise in the middle, with blazing fire in hand -- in both armies men moved about. In all the hosts the companies of foot, intermingled with throngs of elephants, chariots, and horses, and others in the middle, with blazing fire in hand, illumined the host of the son of Pandu. By that blazing host was thus kindled that mighty force -- by force in turn -- like fire scorched by the sun, the light-making, radiant orb. The radiances of those two, surpassing the earth, the sky, and all the quarters, grew; by that light, exceedingly bright, became both theirs and yours -- indeed, the army.
261499839a31 · प्रकाशित 19 जुल॰ 2026, 4:40:46 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
The light of the two hosts merges and outgrows earth, sky, and the quarters of space: enmity, turned to fire, rises to cosmic scale. It is telling that the comparison is fire scorched by the sun: the already-blazing host of the Pandavas is made brighter still by the answering fire of the Kauravas. The verse teaches that the clash of equals only inflames both sides further: where strength meets strength, both burn hotter, and the flame of discord spreads until it engulfs the whole horizon.