Shloka 38

Droṇasya raudra-prayogaḥ

Droṇa’s intensified assault and the Pāṇḍava response

Devanagari script

अपतद्‌ दीप्यमाना च सनिर्घाता सकम्पना

Transliteration

apatad dīpyamānā ca sanirghātā sakampanā

Translation

Sañjaya said: It fell—blazing with fiery brilliance—accompanied by a thunderous crash and a trembling of the earth. In the midst of war, such ominous portents intensify fear and confusion, reminding all that violence unleashes forces beyond human control and that adharma-laden conflict invites dreadful signs.

Word by Word

• अपतत्: fell
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), 3rd, Singular, परस्मैपदम्

• दीप्यमाना: shining, blazing
• दीप्यमाना: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीप् (धातु) → दीप्यमान (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सनिर्घाता: with a crash/with thunderous sound
• सनिर्घाता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + निर्घात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सकम्पना: with trembling/causing shaking
• सकम्पना: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + कम्पन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• ominous blazing object/portent (unspecified)