Shloka 50
Sauptika Parva, Adhyaya 8 — Dhṛṣṭadyumna-vadha and the Camp’s Nocturnal Rout
Devanagari script
भारद्वाज: स तान् दृष्टवा शरवर्षाणि वर्षत:
Transliteration
bhāradvājaḥ sa tān dṛṣṭvā śaravarṣāṇi varṣataḥ
Translation
Sañjaya sprach: Als er die herabströmenden Pfeilschauer sah, erblickte Bhāradvāja (Droṇas Sohn) den Ansturm und das Bild unablässiger Gewalt, das sich vor ihm entfaltete.
Word by Word
भारद्वाजःBharadvaja (the sage)
भारद्वाजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभारद्वाज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तान्them
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund), Invariable
शरवर्षाणिshowers of arrows
शरवर्षाणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशरवर्ष
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
वर्षतःrained down / poured forth
वर्षतः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवृष्
FormPresent, लट्, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaB
Bhāradvāja (Aśvatthāmā)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
The verse underscores how war escalates through reciprocal violence: the ‘rain of arrows’ symbolizes uncontrolled wrath and the ethical collapse that follows when vengeance replaces restraint.
Sañjaya narrates that Bhāradvāja—i.e., Aśvatthāmā—sees the ongoing showers of arrows being discharged, marking an intense phase of combat and the mounting ferocity of the episode.