Shloka 756

Devanagari script

तावका निहते द्रोणे गतासव इवाभवन्‌ | युद्धमें आपके बहुत योद्धा तीखे बाणोंद्वारा मारे गये थे और बहुत-से अधमरे हो रहे थे। द्रोणाचार्यके मारे जानेपर वे सभी निष्प्राण-से हो गये

Transliteration

tāvakā nihate droṇe gatāsava ivābhavan |

Translation

Sañjaya said: When Droṇa had been slain, the Kaurava warriors became as if bereft of life. Already struck down in battle by sharp arrows, with many fallen and many left grievously wounded, the death of their commander drained their remaining spirit and cohesion, revealing how the fall of a leader can collapse an army’s moral strength amid the harsh ethics of war.

Word by Word

तावकाःyour (men/warriors)

निहतेwhen (he) was slain

द्रोणेin/when Drona (was slain)

गतासवःas if lifeless (lit. whose life has gone)

इवas if

अभवन्they became / were

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Droṇa (Droṇācārya)

Kauravas (tāvakāḥ)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes