Shloka 91

Devanagari script

द्रौणे: सकाशमभ्येत्य रोषात्‌ प्रज्वलिताड्गभद: । प्राह वाक्यमसम्भ्रान्तो वीरं शारद्वतीसुतम्‌

Transliteration

drauṇeḥ sakāśam abhyetya roṣāt prajvalitāṅgabhṛt | prāha vākyam asambhrānto vīraṃ śāradvatīsutam ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then, approaching Droṇa in person, his whole frame blazing with anger, he—steady and unshaken—addressed the heroic son of Śāradvatī with these words.

Word by Word

• द्रौणेः: of Drona / of the son of Drona (Aśvatthāman)
• द्रौणेः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सकाशम्: near; into the presence of
• सकाशम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकाश (प्रातिपदिक)

• अभ्येत्य: having approached
• अभ्येत्य: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-इ (धातु)
• Form: Lyap (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• रोषात्: from anger; out of wrath
• रोषात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• प्रज्वलिताङ्गभदः: he whose limbs were blazing (with rage)
• प्रज्वलिताङ्गभदः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रज्वलित-अङ्ग-भद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्राह: said; spoke
• प्राह: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आह (धातु √अह्/√ब्रू usage)
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वाक्यम्: a speech; words
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• असम्भ्रान्तः: unagitated; undisturbed
• असम्भ्रान्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-सम्भ्रान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वीरम्: the hero
• वीरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शारद्वतीसुतम्: the son of Śaradvatī (Kṛpa)
• शारद्वतीसुतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शारद्वती-सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

सयजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇa (Śāradvatī-suta)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse juxtaposes intense anger with deliberate composure: even amid war, ethical speech and clarity of mind are ideals, especially when addressing elders and commanders. It implicitly warns that wrath can ignite the body and distort judgment, so steadiness (asambhrānta) is a moral counterweight.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that a person (contextually a warrior in the battle episode) comes directly into Droṇa’s presence, visibly inflamed with rage, yet speaks to Droṇa calmly and without confusion, setting up the ensuing dialogue or confrontation.