Mahabharata 7.97.2 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 97, Shloka 2

शैनेयचरितम्

The Exploits of Śaineya/Sātyaki amid Encirclement

Devanagari script

जवेनाभ्यद्रवन्‌ द्रोणं महता नि:स्वनेन च । पाण्डवा: सोमकै: सार्ध ततो युद्धमवर्तत

Transliteration

javena abhyadravan droṇaṃ mahatā niḥsvanena ca | pāṇḍavāḥ somakaiḥ sārdhaṃ tato yuddham avartata ||

Translation

Sañjaya dijo: Entonces los Pāṇḍavas, acompañados por los Somakas, se lanzaron contra Droṇa con gran velocidad y un clamor atronador. Desde ese instante, una batalla feroz se desató allí.

Word by Word

• जवेन: with speed
• जवेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• अभ्यद्रवन्: ran towards / charged
• अभ्यद्रवन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि+द्रु
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural

• द्रोणम्: Drona
• द्रोणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महता: with great
• महता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• निःस्वनेन: roar / loud sound
• निःस्वनेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निःस्वन
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• पाण्डवाः: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सोमकैः: with the Somakas
• सोमकैः: Sahartha (associate; treated under Karana)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सार्धम्: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम्

• ततः: then / thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अवर्तत: arose / took place
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇa (Droṇācārya)
• Pāṇḍavas
• Somakas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how quickly war escalates once leaders and armies commit to decisive action: collective resolve, martial duty, and strategic necessity can propel combatants into intense violence, intensifying the ethical burden of the conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the Pāṇḍavas, along with the Somakas, launch a rapid, loud assault on Droṇa, and as a result a powerful battle breaks out immediately.