Shloka 28
भीमसेन-धृष्टद्युम्नयोर्वाक्यं
Bhīmasena and Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s Speeches on Kṣātra-Dharma
Devanagari script
स मार्गणगणैद्रौणिर्दिश: प्रच्छाद्य सर्वत:ः
Transliteration
sa mārgaṇagaṇair drauṇir diśaḥ pracchādya sarvataḥ
Translation
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে: দ্ৰৌণি (অশ্বত্থামা) বাণৰ ঘন দলেৰে চাৰিওফালৰ দিশবোৰ ঢাকি পেলালে।
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मार्गणगणैःwith multitudes of arrows
मार्गणगणैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमार्गणगण
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
द्रौणिःDrauni (Aśvatthāman)
द्रौणिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्रौणि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दिशःthe directions
दिशः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदिश्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural
प्रच्छाद्यhaving covered, covering
प्रच्छाद्य:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-छद्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite (prior action)
सर्वतःon all sides, everywhere
सर्वतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसर्वतः
FormAdverb
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman)A
arrows (mārgaṇa)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 verse highlights how unchecked martial prowess can blanket all directions and overwhelm discernment; it implicitly contrasts sheer force with the ethical need for restraint and right intention (dharma) even amid kṣatriya warfare.
Sañjaya narrates that Aśvatthāman unleashes such a dense barrage of arrows that the quarters seem covered on every side, signaling a fierce intensification of the battle and the pressure placed upon opponents.