Shloka 336

Devanagari script

त्रिभिद्रोणो5हरत्‌ प्राणांस्ते हता न्यपतन्‌ भुवि । तब द्रोणाचार्यने तीन तीखे बाणोंका प्रहार करके ट्रुपदके तीनों पौत्रोंके प्राण हर लिये। वे तीनों मरकर पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़े

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | tribhir droṇo 'harat prāṇāṁs te hatā nyapatan bhuvi |

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: Mit drei scharfen Pfeilen nahm Droṇa ihnen das Leben; erschlagen fielen sie zu Boden.

Word by Word

• त्रिभिः: with three
• त्रिभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• द्रोणः: Drona
• द्रोणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अहरत्: took away
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• प्राणान्: lives, vital breaths
• प्राणान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

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

• हताः: killed, slain
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, kta (past passive participle)

• न्यपतन्: fell down
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada, नि

• भुवि: on the earth, on the ground
• भुवि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇa (Droṇācārya)
• Drupada
• Drupada’s three grandsons
• three arrows
• earth (bhuvi)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical strain of dharma in war: mastery and duty in battle can still result in grievous harm to the young and vulnerable, reminding the listener that victory pursued through violence carries profound moral and human consequences.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Droṇa, using three arrows, kills three grandsons of King Drupada; once struck, they die and collapse onto the ground.