Mahabharata 7.175.10 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 175, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

दृष्टवा विनिर्जित युद्धे पार्षत॑ ते महारथा: । अमर्षवशमापतन्ना: पठचाला: सहसोमका:

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā vinirjitaṃ yuddhe pārṣataṃ te mahārathāḥ | amarṣavaśam āpannāḥ pāñcālāḥ saha-somakāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: Als sie sahen, dass Dhṛṣṭadyumna, der Sohn Pṛṣats, in der Schlacht besiegt worden war, wurden jene großen Wagenkrieger der Pāñcālas samt den Somakas von brennender Empörung ergriffen. Mit Waffen aller Art gerüstet und bereit, ihr Leben zu verpfänden, stürmten sie auf Karṇa zu, fest entschlossen, ihn zu vernichten.

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपदी/आत्मनेपदी (root-based; gerund is indeclinable)

• विनिर्जितम्: defeated, vanquished
• विनिर्जितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विनिर्जित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• युद्धे: in battle
• युद्धे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पार्षतम्: the son of Prishata (Dhrishtadyumna)
• पार्षतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्षत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ते: those, they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महारथाः: great chariot-warriors
• महारथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अमर्षवशम्: under the sway of wrath
• अमर्षवशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर्ष-वश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आपतन्: rushed/fell upon
• आपतन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आपत्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• पाञ्चालाः: the Panchalas
• पाञ्चालाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• सोमकाः: the Somakas
• सोमकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dṛṣṭadyumna
• Pṛṣata (Pṛṣat)
• Pāñcālas
• Somakas
• Karṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how indignation (amarṣa) can seize even great warriors, pushing them toward extreme vows and retaliatory violence. It implicitly contrasts disciplined dharma-guided action with action driven by uncontrolled anger and group loyalty.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Dṛṣṭadyumna is seen defeated, the Pāñcāla and Somaka mahārathas, enraged, rush forward—armed and resolved to risk death—toward Karṇa with the intention of killing him.