Shloka 363

Devanagari script

तौ शरैश्छादयामास विराटद्रुपदावुभौ । क्षत्रियमर्दन द्रोणाचार्यने अपने बाणोंद्वारा उस बाणवर्षाको नष्ट करके विराट और द्रुपद दोनोंको ढक दिया

Transliteration

tau śaraiś chādayāmāsa virāṭa-drupadāv ubhau |

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: Droṇa, der Zermalmer der Krieger, begegnete jenem Pfeilschauer mit seinen eigenen Geschossen und hüllte dann sowohl Virāṭa als auch Drupada ein, indem er sie unter einem dichten Hagel von Waffen überwältigte. Die Szene betont den unerbittlichen Schwung der Schlacht: Kampfkunst kann selbst berühmte Könige in einem Augenblick verdunkeln und schärft die ethische Spannung zwischen Können und dem tragischen Preis des Krieges.

Word by Word

• तौ: those two (them)
• तौ: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• छादयामास: covered, showered over
• छादयामास: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: छाद्
• Form: Perfect (Periphrastic), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• विराट-द्रुपदौ: Virata and Drupada
• विराट-द्रुपदौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विराट + द्रुपद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Virāṭa
• Drupada
• arrows (śara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the stark reality of kṣatriya warfare: superior skill and resolve can decisively dominate opponents, while the ethical undertone points to the tragic human cost when power is exercised through violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the thick of battle, Drona neutralizes an incoming arrow-storm and then showers Virāṭa and Drupada with his own arrows, effectively covering and overpowering both kings.