Shloka 13

Droṇa-pātana-paripṛcchā (Inquiry into the Fall of Droṇa) | द्रोणपातनपरिपृच्छा

Devanagari script

शूराणां हर्षजननो भीरूणां भयवर्धन: । द्यावापृथिव्योर्विवरं पूरयामास सर्वतः:,वह कोलाहल शूरवीरोंका हर्ष और कायरोंका भय बढ़ानेवाला था। वह आकाश और पृथ्वीके बीचमें सब ओर व्याप्त हो गया

Transliteration

śūrāṇāṁ harṣajanano bhīrūṇāṁ bhayavardhanaḥ | dyāvāpṛthivyor vivaraṁ pūrayāmāsa sarvataḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya dit : «Ce tumulte, qui réjouissait le cœur des braves et accroissait l’effroi des craintifs, se répandit partout, emplissant tout l’espace entre le ciel et la terre.»

Word by Word

शूराणाम्of the heroes/brave men

हर्षजननःproducing joy

भीरूणाम्of the timid/cowards

भयवर्धनःincreasing fear

द्यावापृथिव्योःof heaven and earth

विवरम्the gap/space

पूरयामासfilled

सर्वतःon all sides/everywhere

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

dyauḥ (heaven/sky)

pṛthivī (earth)

kolāhala (uproar/tumult)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how the same event can produce opposite inner states: courage is strengthened by a righteous, resolute spirit, while timidity magnifies fear. It underscores the ethical and psychological dimension of war—victory and defeat begin in the mind.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a tremendous battlefield uproar—shouts, drums, conches, and clamor—that spreads in all directions, metaphorically filling the space between heaven and earth, energizing the warriors and frightening the faint-hearted.