Shloka 24

Chapter 30: Formation Disruption, Competing War-Cries, and Nīla’s Fall

Droṇa-parva

Devanagari script

तत्‌ तमो भैरवं घोरं भयकर्त महाहवे । उत्तमास्त्रेण महता ज्यौतिषेणार्जुनोडवधीत्‌,उस महासमरमें प्रकट हुए उस भयदायक घोर एवं भयानक अंधकारको अर्जुनने अपने विशाल उत्तम ज्योतिर्मय अस्त्रद्वारा नष्ट कर दिया

Transliteration

tat tamo bhairavaṁ ghoraṁ bhayakṛt mahāhave | uttamāstreṇa mahatā jyautiṣeṇārjuno ’vadhīt ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: In that great battle, a dreadful, terrifying darkness arose, striking fear into all. Arjuna dispelled and destroyed that gloom by deploying his mighty, supreme, radiant weapon—restoring clarity and courage amid the chaos of war.

Word by Word

तत्that

तमःdarkness

भैरवम्terrible, dreadful

घोरम्horrific, fierce

भयकृत्fear-causing

महाहवेin the great battle

उत्तमास्त्रेणby an excellent weapon

महताgreat, mighty

ज्यौतिषेणluminous, of light

अर्जुनःArjuna

अवधीत्destroyed, slew

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Arjuna

tamas (darkness)

uttamāstra (supreme weapon)

jyautiṣa/jyautişa astra (radiant weapon)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes