Shloka 33

Devanagari script

तेषां द्रुपदपौत्राणां त्रयाणां निशितै: शरै:

Transliteration

teṣāṁ drupadapautrāṇāṁ trayāṇāṁ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: With keen, razor-pointed arrows, he struck down those three grandsons of Drupada—an act that deepened the battle’s moral darkness, where lineage and youth offer no shelter once wrath and vengeance take command.

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of those
• तेषाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• द्रुपदपौत्राणाम्: of the grandsons of Drupada
• द्रुपदपौत्राणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुपद-पौत्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• त्रयाणाम्: of the three
• त्रयाणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective (Numeral)
• Root: त्रि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• निशितैः: with sharp
• निशितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निशित
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• शरैः: arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Drupada
• Drupada's grandsons (three)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line underscores how, in war driven by anger and retaliation, even the young and well-born become vulnerable; it invites reflection on the ethical collapse that can accompany unchecked vengeance, despite the formal frame of kṣatriya duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that three grandsons of King Drupada are being struck with sharp arrows—an episode within the Drona Parva’s escalating slaughter, where prominent lineages suffer grievous losses.