Shloka 25

Devanagari script

ततस्तु तुमुलां वृष्टिं शस्त्राणां तिग्मतेजसाम्‌ | पातयामासुरव्यग्रा: पुत्रस्य तव मूर्थनि,फिर तो सब लोगोंने आपके पुत्रके मस्तकपर निर्भय होकर तेजस्वी शस्त्रोंकी भयंकर वर्षा प्रारम्भ कर दी

Transliteration

tatastu tumulāṁ vṛṣṭiṁ śastrāṇāṁ tigmātejasām | pātayāmāsur avyagrāḥ putrasya tava mūrdhani ||

Translation

ત્યારે તેઓ નિર્ભય થઈ તારા પુત્રના મસ્તક પર તીક્ષ્ણ તેજવાળા શસ્ત્રોની ભયંકર વર્ષા વરસાવવા લાગ્યા.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

तुbut/indeed (emphasis)

तुमुलाम्tumultuous, terrible

वृष्टिम्shower, rain

शस्त्राणाम्of weapons

तिग्मतेजसाम्of sharp/brilliant-powered (weapons)

पातयामासुःthey caused to fall; they rained down

अव्यग्राःunagitated, fearless, undistracted

पुत्रस्यof (your) son

तवof you; your

मूर्धनिon the head

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by 'tava')

your son (Duryodhana implied by context)

weapons (śastra)

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the grim ethical tension of dharma in war: steadiness (avyagratā) and resolve can serve either righteous defense or ruthless aggression. It highlights how martial focus, when detached from compassion, can intensify destruction—inviting reflection on the limits and costs of kṣatriya conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the opposing fighters, remaining fearless and focused, begin a fierce, continuous barrage—like a storm—of sharp, blazing weapons directed at the head of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son (contextually, Duryodhana), signaling a heightened phase of combat.