Shloka 15

Adhyāya 16: Saṃśaptaka-vrata and the Diversion of Arjuna (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय १६)

Devanagari script

भीमकर्णकृपद्रोणद्रौणिपार्षतसात्यकै: । बभासे स रणोद्ेश: कालसूर्य इवोदित:,भीम, कर्ण, कृपाचार्य, द्रोण, अश्वत्थामा, धृष्टद्युम्न तथा सात्यकि आदि वीरोंसे वह रणक्षेत्र ऐसी शोभा पा रहा था, मानो वहाँ प्रलयकालके सूर्यका उदय हुआ हो

Transliteration

bhīmakarṇakṛpadroṇadrauṇipārṣatasātyakaiḥ | babhāse sa raṇoddeśaḥ kālasūrya ivoditaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: That sector of the battlefield shone with dread splendor, crowded by Bhīma, Karṇa, Kṛpa, Droṇa, Droṇa’s son Aśvatthāmā, Pārṣata (Dhṛṣṭadyumna), and Sātyaki—as if the sun of the final dissolution had risen there. The image shows how these foremost warriors make the field a fate-laden scene of overwhelming violence, where human prowess seems to mirror cosmic destruction.

Word by Word

भीमकर्णकृपद्रोणद्रौणिपार्षतसात्यकैःby Bhima, Karna, Kripa, Drona, Drona's son (Ashvatthama), the son of Prishata (Dhrishtadyumna), and Satyaki

बभासेshone, appeared splendid

सःthat, he/it (that battlefield)

रणोद्देशःbattlefield region, arena of battle

कालसूर्यःthe sun at the time of destruction (doomsday-sun)

इवlike, as if

उदितःrisen, arisen

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Bhīma

Karṇa

Kṛpācārya

Droṇācārya

Aśvatthāmā

Dhṛṣṭadyumna

Sātyaki

battlefield (raṇa/raṇoddeśa)

kālasūrya (apocalyptic sun)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes