Shloka 35

द्रोणपर्व — पञ्चदशोऽध्यायः (Droṇa Parva, Chapter 15): युधिष्ठिर-रक्षा तथा अर्जुनस्य शरवृष्टिः

Devanagari script

ते पाण्डवैर््यमानास्तावका जितकाशिभि: । भीता दिशो<न्वपद्यन्त वातनुन्ना घना इव,विजयसे सुशोभित होनेवाले पाण्डवोंद्वारा पीड़ित हो आपके सभी सैनिक भयभीत हो हवाके उड़ाये हुए बादलोंकी भाँति चारों दिशाओंमें भाग गये

Transliteration

te pāṇḍavair yamyamānās tāvakā jitakāśibhiḥ | bhītā diśo 'nvapadyanta vātanunnā ghanā iva ||

Translation

قال سنجيا: وقد أُنهكت جموعك تحت مطاردة الباندافا، المتلألئين ببهاء الظفر، ففزعت قواتك وولّت هاربةً في كل جهة، كسحبٍ يبدّدها الريح ويدفعها.

Word by Word

तेthey/those

पाण्डवैःby the Pandavas

ईर्यमाणाःbeing pressed/harassed (driven)

तावकाःyour men (Kaurava troops)

जितकाशिभिःby those of conquered splendor (i.e., whose brilliance was overcome)

भीताःfrightened

दिशःthe directions

अन्वपद्यन्तthey fled/ran towards (took refuge in)

वातनुन्नाःdriven by the wind

घनाःclouds

इवlike/as if

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Pāṇḍavas

Kaurava troops (tāvakāḥ)

Kāśi

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how fear spreads in war when an army loses steadiness: without discipline and confident leadership, even large forces scatter. Ethically, it points to the inner battle—courage and composure are as decisive as weapons.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Kaurava soldiers, pressed hard by the victorious Pāṇḍavas, panic and flee in all directions, compared to clouds driven apart by strong winds.