Mahabharata 7.136.25 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 136, Shloka 25

Chapter 136: Pandava Counter-Encirclement and the Vāyavya-Astra Disruption

Devanagari script

ते तस्य कवचं भित्त्वा स्वर्णचित्रं महौजस:

Transliteration

te tasya kavacaṃ bhittvā svarṇacitraṃ mahaujasāḥ

Translation

قال سانجيا: وبقوةٍ عظيمةٍ حطّموا درعه الموشّى بالذهب والمزخرف.

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तस्य: of him / his
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• कवचम्: armor
• कवचम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कवच
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भित्त्वा: having pierced/broken through
• भित्त्वा: Kriya (Purvakala)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भिद्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वाान्त), Parasmaipada (usage)

• स्वर्णचित्रम्: gold-ornamented / gold-inlaid
• स्वर्णचित्रम्: Karma (Visheshana)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्णचित्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• महौजसः: mighty/possessing great vigor
• महौजसः: Karta (Visheshana of ते)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महौजस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• कवच (armor)
• स्वर्ण (gold)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line underscores the fragility of external protections and splendor in the face of collective force and relentless conflict; in war, power and circumstance can shatter even the finest defenses, reminding one not to rely solely on outward security.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that powerful warriors broke through a certain fighter’s gold-adorned armor, indicating a decisive moment where the opponent’s protection is breached and the battle turns more dangerous for him.