Shloka 393

द्रौणि-पार्षतयोर्युद्धम् | The Duel of Aśvatthāmā

Drauṇi) and Dhṛṣṭadyumna (Pārṣata

Devanagari script

अभ्यद्रवद्‌ भीमसेनं व्यासक्तं विकिरन्‌ शरै: । ऐसा आदेश मिलनेपर आपके पुत्र दुर्योधनसे “बहुत अच्छा” कहकर आपके दूसरे पुत्र दुर्जयने युद्धमें आसक्त हुए भीमसेनपर बाणोंकी वर्षा करते हुए आक्रमण किया

Transliteration

abhyadravad bhīmasenaṃ vyāsaktaṃ vikirān śaraiḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then Durjaya rushed at Bhīmasena, who was fully engaged in the fight, and showered him with arrows. In the moral atmosphere of the war, this shows how obedience to a commander’s order and loyalty to one’s side can intensify violence, even as the larger question of dharma remains contested on the battlefield.

Word by Word

• अभ्यद्रवत्: rushed/ran towards
• अभ्यद्रवत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√द्रु (द्रवति)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), परस्मैपद, 3, singular

• भीमसेनम्: Bhimasena
• भीमसेनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• व्यासक्तम्: engaged/intent (in battle)
• व्यासक्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-आसक्त (आसक्त)
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• विकिरन्: scattering/showering
• विकिरन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√कॄ (किरति)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), masculine, nominative, singular

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Durjaya
• arrows (śara)