Shloka 47

Devanagari script

ते दहामाना द्रोणेन सूर्येणेव विराजता । दग्धवीर्या निरुत्साहा बभूवुर्गतचेतस:

Transliteration

te dahāmānā droṇena sūryeṇeva virājatā | dagdhavīryā nirutsāhā babhūvur gata-cetasaḥ ||

Translation

‘Scorched by Droṇa—who blazed like the sun—they lost the strength of their valor. Their spirit broken and their minds unsteady, they became dispirited and inwardly shaken.’

Word by Word

तेthey (those)

दहामानाःbeing burned / burning (in the sense of being scorched)

द्रोणेनby Droṇa

सूर्येणby the sun

इवas if / like

विराजताshining, resplendent

दग्धवीर्याःwith strength burned up (their vigor scorched)

निरुत्साहाःwithout enthusiasm, dispirited

बभूवुःbecame

गतचेतसःwith minds gone (bewildered, out of their senses)

Speaker

कृप उवाच

Characters & Entities

Droṇa

Sun (Sūrya)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how overwhelming force and brilliance in battle can break not only bodies but morale: when courage (vīrya) is ‘burned up,’ enthusiasm and clear-minded resolve collapse, showing the ethical weight of leadership and the psychological dimension of warfare.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kṛpa describes the opposing warriors as being ‘scorched’ by Droṇa’s sun-like prowess on the battlefield; under his blazing assault they become dispirited, lose their fighting strength, and fall into mental disarray.