Shloka 90
Devanagari script
तदपास्य धनुश्कछिन्नं द्रोणपुत्रो महामना:
Transliteration
tad apāsya dhanuḥ chinnaṃ droṇaputro mahāmanāḥ
Translation
তেতিয়া মহামনা দ্ৰোণপুত্ৰে সেই ছিন্ন ধনুখ ত্যাগ কৰিলে।
Word by Word
तत्that (it)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formneuter, accusative, singular
अपास्यhaving cast away / having thrown aside
अपास्य:
TypeVerb
Rootअप + अस् (धातु: अस्/अस्— 'to throw/cast'; gerund formation)
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage)
धनुःbow
धनुः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधनुस्
Formneuter, accusative, singular
कच्छिन्नम्cut off at the end/edge (i.e., with the tip/part cut off)
कच्छिन्नम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootक + छिन्न (√छिद्)
Formneuter, accusative, singular
द्रोणपुत्रःDrona's son (Ashvatthaman)
द्रोणपुत्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्रोणपुत्र
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
महामनाःgreat-minded, noble-souled
महामनाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहामनस्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
DroṇaD
Droṇaputra (Aśvatthāmā)D
dhanuḥ (bow)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
Even in warfare, a setback (like a broken weapon) tests inner steadiness: the noble-minded do not collapse into panic or spite, but choose their next action with resolve—an ethical reminder that character is revealed under pressure.
Sañjaya reports that Droṇa’s son (Aśvatthāmā) discards a bow that has been cut/broken, indicating a turn in the immediate combat situation and a transition to another tactic or weapon.