Shloka 1

द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय १६२: प्रातःसंध्यायां युद्धप्रवृत्तिः तथा रजोमेघे संमूढता

Devanagari script

ऑपन--मा_ज बक। जज: षष्टयाधेकशततमो< ध्याय: अश्वत्थामाका दुर्योधनको उपालम्भपूर्ण आश्वासन देकर पांचालोंके सा करते हुए धृष्टद्युम्नके रथसहित सारथिको नष्ट उसकी सेनाको भगाकर अद्भुत पराक्रम दिखाना संजय उवाच दुर्योधनेनैवमुक्तो द्रौणिराहवर्दुर्मद: । चकारारिवधे यत्नमिन्द्रो दैत्यवथे यथा

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | duryodhanenaivam ukto drauṇir āhave durmadaḥ | cakārārivadhé yatnam indro daityavadhé yathā ||

Translation

Sañjaya dit : Ainsi apostrophé par Duryodhana, Aśvatthāmā, fils de Droṇa — farouche et enivré par la bataille — s’attela à l’œuvre de détruire l’ennemi dans le combat, comme Indra s’efforça jadis d’abattre les Daityas.

Word by Word

• {'sañjaya uvāca': 'Sañjaya said', 'duryodhanena': 'by Duryodhana (instrumental)', 'evam uktaḥ': 'thus spoken to / thus addressed', 'drauṇiḥ': 'the son of Droṇa

• Aśvatthāmā', 'āhave': 'in battle, in combat', 'durmadaḥ': 'arrogant, fiercely exhilarated

• intoxicated with pride/war-madness', 'cakāra': 'did, undertook', 'ari-vadhe': 'in the killing of enemies

• in enemy-slaying', 'yatnam': 'effort, endeavor', 'indraḥ': 'Indra, king of the gods', 'daitya-vadhe': 'in the slaying of the Daityas (demons)', 'yathā': 'as, just as'}

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Duryodhana
• Aśvatthāmā (Drauṇi)
• Droṇa
• Indra
• Daityas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how exhortation and pride can ignite extreme martial resolve. By comparing Aśvatthāmā’s effort to Indra’s demon-slaying, it elevates valor while also implying the moral risk of war-madness—strength and duty can slide into ruthless aggression.

What is happening in the narrative?

After being addressed (and effectively urged) by Duryodhana, Aśvatthāmā enters the battle in a fierce mood and commits himself to destroying the opposing forces, likened to Indra’s legendary campaign against the Daityas.