Shloka 33
द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय १६२: प्रातःसंध्यायां युद्धप्रवृत्तिः तथा रजोमेघे संमूढता
Devanagari script
स बाध्यमान: समरे द्रौणिना युद्धदुर्मद:
Transliteration
sa bādhyamānaḥ samare drauṇinā yuddha-durmadaḥ
Translation
Sañjaya dit : Au plus fort du combat, lui—rendu téméraire par l’ivresse de la guerre—était durement pressé par Drauṇi.
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
बाध्यमानःbeing afflicted/pressed
बाध्यमानः:
Karta
TypeParticiple
Rootबाध्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Passive, Present (vartamāna), Present passive participle (śatṛ/śānac in passive sense)
समरेin battle
समरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसमर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
द्रौणिनाby Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman)
द्रौणिना:
Karana
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootद्रौणि
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
युद्ध-दुर्मदःmaddened by fighting / arrogant in battle
युद्ध-दुर्मदः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootयुद्धदुर्मद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how war-frenzy and pride (durmada) can cloud judgment; even a powerful warrior becomes vulnerable when driven by arrogance rather than disciplined dharma.
Sañjaya reports that a warrior (contextually identified in surrounding verses) is being forcefully checked in combat by Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman), indicating a turning point where the opponent gains the upper hand.