Shloka 363

Droṇa’s Rebuke to Duryodhana after Jayadratha’s Fall (द्रोणेन दुर्योधनं प्रति प्रत्युक्तिः)

Devanagari script

अजसंरं मण्डलीभूतं ददृशु: समरे जना: । शत्रुओंके संहारमें लगे हुए दुर्योधनके सुवर्णमय पृष्ठवाले विशाल धनुषको सब लोग समरांगणमें सदा मण्डलाकार हुआ ही देखते थे

Transliteration

aja-saṁraṁ maṇḍalī-bhūtaṁ dadṛśuḥ samare janāḥ | śatrūṇāṁ saṁhāre lagnasya duryodhanasya suvarṇa-maya-pṛṣṭha-vālaṁ viśāla-dhanuḥ sarve samara-aṅgaṇe sadā maṇḍalākāraṁ bhūtaṁ eva dadṛśuḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya said: In the battle, the people saw that great bow of Duryodhana—broad, with a golden-backed sheen—ceaselessly moving in a circular sweep on the field, as he remained intent on the destruction of his enemies.

Word by Word

• अजसंरम्: unbrokenly, continuously (as an object/qualifier of what was seen)
• अजसंरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अजसंर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मण्डलीभूतम्: having become circular; in a circular form
• मण्डलीभूतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मण्डलीभूत (भू धातु-जन्य कृदन्त; मण्डली + भू)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ददृशुः: saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• जनाः: people; warriors
• जनाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Duryodhana
• enemies (śatravaḥ)
• battlefield (samara-aṅgaṇa)
• great bow (viśāla-dhanuḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how war magnifies determination and skill, yet directs them toward destruction; it implicitly invites ethical reflection on the cost of relentless hostility and the moral weight of intent (saṁhāra-lagna) in action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that everyone on the battlefield observes Duryodhana’s large, golden-backed bow continually whirling in a circular sweep as he fights, intent on killing his foes.