Shloka 32

द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय १६२: प्रातःसंध्यायां युद्धप्रवृत्तिः तथा रजोमेघे संमूढता

Devanagari script

द्रौणिरेवमथाभाष्य पार्षतं परवीरहा

Transliteration

drauṇir evam athābhāṣya pārṣataṁ paravīrahā

Translation

Sañjaya dit : Ayant parlé ainsi, le fils de Droṇa—tueur de héros ennemis—s’adressa à Pārṣata (Dhṛṣṭadyumna), poursuivant l’échange farouche sous la lourde contrainte morale de la guerre.

Word by Word

• द्रौणिः: Drauni (Aśvatthāman), son of Droṇa
• द्रौणिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौणि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• आभाष्य: having spoken to / addressing
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-भाष्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• पार्षतम्: Pārṣata (Dhṛṣṭadyumna)
• पार्षतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्षत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• परवीरहा: slayer of enemy heroes
• परवीरहा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर-वीर-हन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क (agent noun from √हन्, with stem -हा)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman)
• Pārṣata (Dhṛṣṭadyumna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds the war-ethos where speech and action are tightly linked: a warrior’s words lead directly into confrontation, highlighting the tension between valor and the ethical weight of violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Aśvatthāman, after speaking, turns to address Dhṛṣṭadyumna, signaling a continuation or escalation of their exchange within the ongoing battle scene.