Shloka 10

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 107: Karṇa–Bhīma Saṃmarda

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Devanagari script

तथैव सिंहलाडूगूलं द्रोणपुत्रस्य भारत

Transliteration

tathaiva siṁhalāḍūgūlaṁ droṇaputrasya bhārata

Translation

قال سانجيا: «وكذلك، يا بهاراتا، تجلّت بسالةٌ كَبَسالةِ الأسد وقوّةٌ ضارية لابنِ درونا».

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in the same way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• सिंहलाडूगूलम्: the Siṃhala-ḍūgūla (a proper name/epithet; exact referent uncertain)
• सिंहलाडूगूलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंहलाडूगूल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• द्रोणपुत्रस्य: of Droṇa's son (Aśvatthāman)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोणपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• भारत: O Bhārata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇa
• Droṇa’s son (Aśvatthāman)
• Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how epic narration frames martial power through animal metaphors (lion-like), reminding readers that battlefield excellence is admired yet ethically ambivalent—strength can serve dharma or intensify adharma depending on intent and restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya continues his report to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, describing the formidable, lion-like force or prowess associated with Droṇa’s son Aśvatthāman, as part of the ongoing depiction of combat dynamics in Droṇa Parva.