Shloka 31
Adhyāya 14: Śalya’s Missile-Pressure and the Pāṇḍava Convergence (शल्यस्य शरवर्षम्)
Devanagari script
स च्छिन्न॑ं मुसलं दृष्टवा द्रौणि: परमकोपन:
Transliteration
sa cchinnaṃ musalaṃ dṛṣṭvā drauṇiḥ paramakopanaḥ
Translation
Sañjaya said: “Seeing that the mace had been shattered, Drauṇi—overcome by extreme wrath—flared up in fierce anger.”
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
छिन्नम्cut/broken
छिन्नम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootछिद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मुसलम्club; mace
मुसलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमुसल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund)
द्रौणिःDrauni (Ashvatthaman)
द्रौणिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्रौणि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
परमकोपनःextremely enraged
परमकोपनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपरमकोपन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)द
द्रौणि (Drauṇi/Aśvatthāmā)म
मुसल (musala, mace/club)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
The verse highlights how anger (kopa) can surge from wounded pride or sudden setback in conflict, pushing a warrior toward harsher actions; it implicitly warns that unchecked wrath clouds judgment and deepens the cycle of violence.
Sañjaya reports that Drauṇi (Aśvatthāmā), upon noticing that a mace/club has been broken, becomes intensely enraged—setting the emotional tone for his next response in the battle episode.