Shloka 29

Devanagari script

ततः प्रववृते युद्ध द्रौणिराक्षसयोर्मुधे

Transliteration

tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ drauṇirākṣasayor mudhe

Translation

Sañjaya said: Thereupon, in that battlefield clash, the fight began in earnest between Droṇa’s son (Aśvatthāman) and the Rākṣasa. The narrative underscores how personal enmity and warrior pride drive combat forward, tightening the moral pressure of war where valor and wrath contend with restraint and dharma.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततस्
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereafter')

• प्रववृते: arose, commenced
• प्रववृते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √वृत् (वर्तते)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person singular, Ātmanepada

• युद्धम्: battle, fight
• युद्धम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, accusative, singular

• द्रौणि-राक्षसयोः: of Drona's son (Aśvatthāman) and the rākṣasa
• द्रौणि-राक्षसयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौणि + राक्षस
• Form: Masculine, genitive, dual

• मुधे: in battle, in combat
• मुधे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुध्
• Form: Feminine, locative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman)
• Rākṣasa (opponent)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how war rapidly intensifies once opposing champions engage; ethically, it points to the peril of letting anger and rivalry govern action, even when one is bound by kṣatriya duty to fight.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the battle begins between Droṇa’s son Aśvatthāman and a Rākṣasa opponent, marking a fresh escalation in the fighting within the Droṇa Parva sequence.