Shloka 33
Devanagari script
तेषां द्रुपदपौत्राणां त्रयाणां निशितै: शरै:
Transliteration
teṣāṁ drupadapautrāṇāṁ trayāṇāṁ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ
Translation
قال سَنجايا: وبسهامٍ حادّةٍ كحدِّ الموسى، صرعَ أولئك الأحفادَ الثلاثةَ لدروبادا—فزاد ذلك من ظلمةِ المعركةِ الأخلاقية، إذ لا النَّسَبُ ولا حداثةُ السنّ تُجدي حمايةً حين تتسلّطُ الغضبةُ والثأر.
Word by Word
तेषाम्of those
तेषाम्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
द्रुपदपौत्राणाम्of the grandsons of Drupada
द्रुपदपौत्राणाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootद्रुपद-पौत्र
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
त्रयाणाम्of the three
त्रयाणाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective (Numeral)
Rootत्रि
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
निशितैःwith sharp
निशितैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootनिशित
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
शरैःarrows
शरैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशर
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
DrupadaD
Drupada's grandsons (three)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
The line underscores how, in war driven by anger and retaliation, even the young and well-born become vulnerable; it invites reflection on the ethical collapse that can accompany unchecked vengeance, despite the formal frame of kṣatriya duty.
Sañjaya reports that three grandsons of King Drupada are being struck with sharp arrows—an episode within the Drona Parva’s escalating slaughter, where prominent lineages suffer grievous losses.