Shloka 24

द्रोणपर्व — पञ्चदशोऽध्यायः (Droṇa Parva, Chapter 15): युधिष्ठिर-रक्षा तथा अर्जुनस्य शरवृष्टिः

Devanagari script

शुश्रुवे दिक्षु सर्वासु तयो: पुरुषसिंहयो: । गदाभिघातसंह्ाद: शक्राशनिरवोपम:,उन दोनों पुरुषसिंहोंकी गदाओंके टकरानेका शब्द इन्द्रके वजकी गड़गड़ाहटके समान सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंमें सुनायी देता था

Transliteration

śuśruve dikṣu sarvāsu tayoḥ puruṣasiṁhayoḥ | gadābhighātasaṁhrādaḥ śakrāśaniravopamaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya dit : Dans toutes les directions on entendit le fracas des coups de massue lorsque ces deux hommes semblables à des lions se heurtaient — tel le retentissement du foudre d’Indra. Le vers accroît la gravité morale du duel : ce choc n’est pas un simple bruit, mais le signe d’une force guerrière qui déborde les combattants et gagne le monde alentour.

Word by Word

• शुश्रुवे: was heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada

• दिक्षु: in the directions
• दिक्षु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Plural

• सर्वासु: in all
• सर्वासु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Plural

• तयोः: of those two
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Dual

• पुरुषसिंहयोः: of the two lion-like men (heroes)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषसिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Dual

• गदाभिघातसंहादः: the clashing-sound of mace-blows
• गदाभिघातसंहादः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदाभिघातसंहाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शक्राशनिरवोपमः: comparable to the thunder of Indra’s thunderbolt
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्राशनिरवोपम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• two warriors (puruṣasiṁha)
• mace (gadā)
• Indra (Śakra)
• thunderbolt (aśani/vajra)
• the directions (dik)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores how the force of adharma-driven conflict radiates outward: a duel between mighty men becomes a world-filling disturbance. It invites reflection on the wider consequences of violence—its impact is not confined to the fighters but spreads in all directions.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a fierce mace-fight between two great warriors. Their maces collide with a roar likened to Indra’s thunderbolt, and the sound is said to be heard throughout all the quarters.