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Shloka 48

Droṇasya raudra-prayogaḥ

Droṇa’s intensified assault and the Pāṇḍava response

ततो दिव्यास्त्रविच्छूरो याज्ञसेनिर्महारथ:

tato divyāstravicchūro yājñasenir mahārathaḥ

তেতিয়া দিব্যাস্ত্ৰৰ প্ৰক্ষেপে দীপ্ত মহাৰথী যাজ্ঞসেনি ৰণক্ষেত্ৰত আগবাঢ়িল; তেওঁৰ পৰাক্ৰমে যুদ্ধৰ ভয়ংকৰ গতি আৰু অসাধাৰণ শক্তিধাৰীৰ ওপৰত থকা গম্ভীৰ দায়িত্ব—উভয়কে প্ৰকাশ কৰিলে।

ततःthen; thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
Formindeclinable
दिव्य-अस्त्र-वित्-शूरःthe hero who knows divine weapons
दिव्य-अस्त्र-वित्-शूरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशूर
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
याज्ञसेनिःYājñaseni (Dhrishtadyumna)
याज्ञसेनिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयाज्ञसेनि
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
महा-रथःthe great chariot-warrior
महा-रथः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
Formmasculine, nominative, singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
Y
Yājñaseni (Dhṛṣṭadyumna)
D
divyāstras (celestial weapons)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how extraordinary power (divyāstras) magnifies moral responsibility: brilliance in battle is not merely spectacle, but a reminder that the use of superior force carries grave consequences within the framework of kṣatriya-dharma.

Sañjaya describes Yājñaseni (Dhṛṣṭadyumna) as a great warrior who is flashing with the use or readiness of celestial weapons, indicating an intensification of the combat in the Drona Parva battle sequence.