Shloka 6

Daśame’hani Bhīṣma-yuddham — Śikhaṇḍī-rakṣaṇa, Arjuna-prabhāva, Duryodhana-āśraya-vākyam

Devanagari script

रणे भारत पार्थेन द्रोणो विद्धस्त्रिभि: शरै: | नाचिन्तयच्च तान्‌ बाणान्‌ पार्थचापच्युतान्‌ युधि

Transliteration

raṇe bhārata pārthena droṇo viddhas tribhiḥ śaraiḥ | nācintayac ca tān bāṇān pārthacāpacyutān yudhi, bhārata |

Translation

Sañjaya said: “O Bhārata, in the battle Droṇa was struck by Pārtha with three arrows; yet on the field of war he gave no heed at all to those shafts released from Arjuna’s bow—so unshaken was his resolve amid the clash of arms.”

Word by Word

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पार्थेन: by Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• विद्धः: pierced/wounded
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (व्यध्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)

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

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

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अचिन्तयत्: he considered/thought about
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• बाणान्: arrows
• बाणान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• पार्थ: of Partha (Arjuna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• चाप: of (the) bow
• Type: Noun
• Root: चाप
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• च्युतान्: released/shot (fallen forth)
• Type: Verb
• Root: च्यु (च्युत)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural, Past passive participle (क्त)

• युधि: in battle
• युधि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra as addressee)
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• Droṇa (Droṇācārya)
• arrows (śara/bāṇa)
• bow (cāpa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights steadiness in the face of pain and pressure: a seasoned warrior (Droṇa) remains mentally unshaken even when wounded, illustrating disciplined focus and endurance expected in kṣatriya conduct during war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Arjuna (Pārtha) strikes Droṇa with three arrows in the battle, but Droṇa does not pay them any attention on the battlefield, continuing his fight without being disturbed.