Shloka 22
द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय १६२: प्रातःसंध्यायां युद्धप्रवृत्तिः तथा रजोमेघे संमूढता
Devanagari script
ते हन्यमाना: समरे पठ्चाला: सोमकास्तथा
Transliteration
te hanyamānāḥ samare pañcālāḥ somakās tathā
Translation
قال سنجيا: وفي ساحة المعركة كان البَنجالا والسومَكا يُقطَعون ويُصرَعون.
Word by Word
तेthey (those)
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
हन्यमानाःbeing slain / being struck
हन्यमानाः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootहन् (धातु) → हन्यमान (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्यय, कर्मणि वर्तमान कृदन्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural, Passive, Present (contemporaneous participle)
समरेin battle
समरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसमर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
पाञ्चालाःthe Panchalas
पाञ्चालाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपाञ्चाल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सोमकाःthe Somakas
सोमकाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसोमक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तथाalso / likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaP
PañcālasS
SomakasCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the grim reality of dharma-yuddha as experienced on the ground: even righteous alliances and noble causes do not prevent mass suffering. It invites reflection on responsibility, consequence, and the severe cost inherent in kṣatriya warfare.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that, during the ongoing fighting, the Pañcāla and Somaka forces are being slain in large numbers—indicating a turning point or intensification of slaughter within the Drona Parva battle sequence.