Mahabharata 7.175.7 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 175, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

विद्धश्न बहुभिस्तेन शरैराशीविषोपमै: । ततो युधिष्ठिरानीकं पद्धयामेवान्वपद्यत

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | viddhaś ca bahubhis tena śarair āśīviṣopamaiḥ | tato yudhiṣṭhirānīkaṃ paddhyām evānvapadyata |

Translation

Sañjaya dit : Frappé et déchiré par ses nombreuses flèches, terribles comme des serpents venimeux, il se fraya ensuite un chemin à pied jusque dans le dispositif de bataille de Yudhiṣṭhira.

Word by Word

• विद्धः: wounded, pierced
• विद्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विध् (धातु) / विद्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बहुभिः: by many
• बहुभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• तेन: by him/thereby
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• आशीविषोपमैः: like venomous serpents
• आशीविषोपमैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आशीविष-उपम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• युधिष्ठिर-अनीकम्: Yudhiṣṭhira's army/host
• युधिष्ठिर-अनीकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर + अनीक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पद्धयाम्: on foot, by walking
• पद्धयाम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्धति/पद् (प्रातिपदिक: पद्धया-)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अन्वपद्यत्: followed, went after, approached
• अन्वपद्यत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + पद् (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Yudhiṣṭhira’s army (ānīka)
• arrows (śara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights steadfastness under suffering: even when grievously wounded by deadly weapons, a warrior’s resolve and the momentum of battle continue. It also reflects the ethical tension of Kurukṣetra—dharma is pursued amid unavoidable violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that a warrior, badly wounded by many serpent-like (deadly) arrows shot by an opponent, nevertheless advances on foot and enters into Yudhiṣṭhira’s battle formation.