Shloka 107

Devanagari script

भीम॑ प्रैक्षत स द्रोौणि: शरानस्यन्तमन्तिकात्‌ । शरद्यहर्मध्यगतो दीप्तार्चिरिव भास्कर:,तत्पश्चात्‌ सुवर्णभूषित विशाल धनुषको खींचकर निकटसे बाणोंकी वर्षा करते हुए भीमसेनकी ओर अभश्व॒त्थामाने देखा। वह शरद-ऋतुके मध्याह्नकालमें प्रचण्ड किरणोंवाले सूर्यदेवके समान प्रकाशित हो रहा था

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | bhīmaṃ praikṣata sa drauṇiḥ śarān asyantam antikāt | śarady-ahar-madhya-gato dīptārcir iva bhāskaraḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman) fixed his gaze upon Bhīma, who from close range was shooting volleys of arrows. Aśvatthāman shone like the sun at midday in the autumn season, blazing with fierce rays—an image that underscores the terrifying brilliance of martial prowess when dharma is contested on the battlefield.

Word by Word

भीमम्Bhima

प्रैक्षतlooked at, beheld

सःhe

द्रौणिःDrona's son (Ashvatthaman)

शरान्arrows

अस्यन्तम्shooting (arrows)

अन्तिकात्from near, at close range

शरदिin autumn

अहर्मध्यगतःhaving reached midday

दीप्तार्चिःhaving blazing rays/flames

इवlike, as

भास्करःthe sun

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman)

Bhīma (Bhīmasena)

arrows (śara)

sun (Bhāskara)

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 martial brilliance can appear awe-inspiring—likened to the autumn midday sun—yet it unfolds within a war where righteousness is under strain. It invites reflection on the difference between sheer power/tejas and the ethical direction (dharma) in which that power is employed.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Aśvatthāman (Drauṇi) watching Bhīma at close quarters as Bhīma showers arrows. Aśvatthāman is portrayed as radiantly formidable, shining like the sun at autumn noon, emphasizing the intensity of the duel-like battlefield moment.