Mahabharata 7.188.27 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 188, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

केचिदासन्‌ निरुत्साहा: केचित्‌ क्रुद्धा मनस्विन:

Transliteration

kecid āsan nirutsāhāḥ kecit kruddhā manasvinaḥ

Translation

قال سنجيا: «كان فيهم من فترت همّته وخمدت مبادرته، وفيهم من—لطبيعته الصلبة—اشتعل غضبًا. وفي قلب الحرب انشطر المعنويّ: يأسٌ من جانب، وعزمٌ شرسٌ من جانب آخر، وكلٌّ منهما يرسم كيف يُتَّبع الواجب وتُمارَس القسوة.»

Word by Word

• केचित्: some (persons)
• केचित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• आसन्: were
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), Third, Plural

• निरुत्साहाः: without enthusiasm, dispirited
• निरुत्साहाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरुत्साह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• केचित्: some (others)
• केचित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• क्रुद्धाः: angry
• क्रुद्धाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मनस्विनः: high-spirited, resolute
• मनस्विनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनस्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights contrasting inner states in crisis—despondency versus wrathful resolve—implying that ethical action in war is deeply influenced by mental disposition; loss of courage and uncontrolled anger both distort discernment and dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports the reactions within the battlefield camp: some fighters or groups are demoralized, while others are fiercely angered and determined, indicating mixed responses to unfolding events in the Drona Parva.