Shloka 3736

Devanagari script

द्रोणं शरैरविव्यधतु: परमं क्रोधमास्थितौ । द्रोणाचार्यके द्वारा आच्छादित किये जानेपर क्रोधमें भरे हुए वे दोनों नरेश अत्यन्त कुपित हो युद्धके मुहानेपर बाणोंद्वारा द्रोणको घायल करने लगे

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | droṇaṃ śarair avivyadhatuḥ paramaṃ krodham āsthitau |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Enveloped in intense wrath, the two kings repeatedly pierced Droṇa with volleys of arrows. Though Droṇa stood as the preceptor and a formidable warrior, the fury of battle drove them to strike him at the very front of the fight, showing how anger in war can eclipse restraint and reverence.

Word by Word

• द्रोणम्: Drona
• द्रोणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• अविव्यधतुः: they two pierced/wounded
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध् (विध्)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Dual, Parasmaipada

• परम्: supreme, intense
• परम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• क्रोधम्: anger
• क्रोधम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आस्थितौ: having assumed / having taken (to)
• आस्थितौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था
• Form: क्त (past passive participle, used adjectivally), Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇa (Droṇācārya)
• two kings (dual combatants; unnamed in this pāda)
• arrows (śara)