Shloka 38

Devanagari script

ततो द्रोणो महाराज क्रोधामर्षसमन्वित:

Transliteration

tato droṇo mahārāja krodhāmarṣa-samanvitaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then Droṇa, O great king, filled with wrath and wounded pride, moved forward in a surge of anger—his mind set on retaliation amid the unfolding violence of war.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereupon')

• द्रोणः: Drona
• द्रोणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• क्रोधामर्षसमन्वितः: endowed with anger and indignation
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समन्वित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular (past passive participle used adjectivally)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇa
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how krodha (anger) and amarṣa (wounded pride) can seize even a great warrior’s mind, pushing action toward retaliation. In the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame, such emotions are powerful drivers of adharma-leaning choices, showing the need for inner restraint even amid rightful duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Droṇa, stirred by anger and resentment, enters a heightened emotional state that prepares the next martial action in the battle sequence of Droṇa Parva.