द्वाभ्यां द्वाभ्यां यमौ सार्धं रथाभ्यां रथपुंगवौ ॥
समासक्तौ ततो द्रोणं धृष्टद्युम्नो ऽभ्यवर्तत ॥
दृष्ट्वा द्रोणाय पाञ्चाल्यं व्रजन्तं युद्धदुर्मदम् ॥
यमाभ्यां तांश् च संसक्तांस् तदन्तरम् उपाद्रवत् ॥
दुर्योधनो महाराज किरञ् शोणितभोजनान् ॥
तं सात्यकिः शीघ्रतरं पुनर् एवाभ्यवर्तत ॥
तौ परस्परम् आसाद्य समीपे कुरुमाधवौ ॥
हसमानौ नृशार्दूलाव् अभीतौ समगच्छताम् ॥
dvābhyāṃ dvābhyāṃ yamau sārdhaṃ rathābhyāṃ rathapuṃgavau ||
samāsaktau tato droṇaṃ dhṛṣṭadyumno 'bhyavartata ||
dṛṣṭvā droṇāya pāñcālyaṃ vrajantaṃ yuddhadurmadam ||
yamābhyāṃ tāṃś ca saṃsaktāṃs tadantaram upādravat ||
duryodhano mahārāja kirañ śoṇitabhojanān ||
taṃ sātyakiḥ śīghrataraṃ punar evābhyavartata ||
tau parasparam āsādya samīpe kurumādhavau ||
hasamānau nṛśārdūlāv abhītau samagacchatām ||
Two by two, the twins [met], bulls among warriors, on chariots; having engaged, Dhrishtadyumna then rushed upon Drona. Seeing the Panchala prince going toward Drona, furious in battle, and those who had engaged with the twins, Duryodhana, O great king, swooped down at that moment, showering blood-drinker arrows. Upon him Satyaki rushed again, even faster. The two, having met each other near at hand — the Kuru prince and the Madhava — laughing, tigers among men, fearless, they clashed.
b3a676fb9784 · प्रकाशित 19 जुल॰ 2026, 5:08:17 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Duryodhana and Satyaki meet 'laughing': old companions come together in battle with a smile of recognition. It is telling that enmity has not erased the memory of friendship — laughter precedes the blow. The verse teaches that beneath an enemy's armor a friend's heart sometimes beats; and the tragedy of a fratricidal war is that those who once loved each other are forced to fight to the death, and the bitter smile of recognition is more bitter than any hatred.