Shloka 33

Droṇasya raudra-prayogaḥ

Droṇa’s intensified assault and the Pāṇḍava response

Devanagari script

ततः प्रयाते सहसा भारद्वाजे महारथे

Transliteration

tataḥ prayāte sahasā bhāradvāje mahārathe

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then, as Bhāradvāja—the great chariot-warrior—suddenly set out, the course of events on the battlefield shifted with swift urgency, signaling a decisive movement amid the moral strain of war.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततस्
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/then')

• प्रयाते: went forth; departed
• प्रयाते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या (धातु: या)
• Form: Perfect/Periphrastic perfect (लिट्), 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada

• सहसा: suddenly; abruptly
• सहसा: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्
• Form: Avyaya (instrumental adverbial usage)

• भारद्वाजे: in/with respect to Bhāradvāja (Droṇa)
• भारद्वाजे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारद्वाज
• Form: Masculine, locative singular

• महारथे: in the great charioteer
• महारथे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, locative singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhāradvāja (Droṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights how a single decisive movement by a leading warrior can rapidly alter the battlefield situation, underscoring the tension between martial duty (kṣātra-dharma) and the ethical weight of actions taken in haste during war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Droṇa—referred to by his lineage-name Bhāradvāja and praised as a mahāratha—suddenly advances/sets out, introducing a new phase of action in the ongoing battle.