Shloka 150

वासवी-शक्तेः प्रयोगः, घटोत्कच-वधोत्तर-शोकः, व्यासोपदेशश्च

The Vāsavī Spear’s Use, Post-Ghaṭotkaca Grief, and Vyāsa’s Counsel

Devanagari script

यदेको राक्षसीं सेनां क्षणाद्‌ द्रौणिर्महास्त्रवित्‌ । ददाह ज्वलितैबणि राक्षसेन्द्रस्य पश्यत:,क्योंकि महान्‌ अस्त्रवेत्ता अश्वत्थामाने अकेले ही उस राक्षसी सेनाको राक्षसराज घटोत्कचके देखते-देखते अपने प्रज्वलित बाणोंद्वारा क्षणभरमें भस्म कर दिया

Translation

Sañjaya said: For Drauṇi, skilled in the great astras, single-handedly burned that rākṣasa host to ashes in an instant with his blazing arrows, before the very eyes of the rākṣasa king Ghaṭotkaca.

Word by Word

यत्that which / the fact that

एकःalone, single

राक्षसीम्demonic, of the rakshasas

सेनाम्army

क्षणात्in a moment / within an instant

द्रौणिःDrauni (son of Drona, i.e., Ashvatthaman)

महा-अस्त्र-वित्knower of great weapons (master of mighty missiles)

ददाहburned, consumed

ज्वलितैःwith blazing

बाणैःarrows

राक्षस-इन्द्रस्यof the lord of the rakshasas (rakshasa-king)

पश्यतःwhile (he was) seeing; in the presence of (him) watching

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes