Shloka 11

Droṇa Encircled at Night: Coalition Advance and Battlefield Omens (द्रोणपर्यावरणं रात्रियुद्धवर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

ततो निक्षिप्य राजानं धृष्टझुम्ने च पाण्डवम्‌

Transliteration

tato nikṣipya rājānaṃ dhṛṣṭadyumne ca pāṇḍavam

Translation

तब राजा को और पाण्डव-पक्ष के धृष्टद्युम्न को सुरक्षित रखकर (वे आगे की निर्णायक भिड़न्त की ओर बढ़े)।

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/then')

• निक्षिप्य: having cast/laid down
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-क्षिप्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), active; 'having thrown/placed down'

• राजानम्: the king
• राजानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

• धृष्टद्युम्ने: in/with regard to Dhrishtadyumna
• धृष्टद्युम्ने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्टद्युम्न
• Form: Masculine, locative, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Avyaya (conjunction)

• पाण्डवम्: the Pandava (son of Pandu)
• पाण्डवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• the king (rājā)
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• Pāṇḍavas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid violence, responsibility centers on safeguarding leadership and acting decisively; the verse’s brief transition highlights the ethical tension of war-dharma—protecting key persons while continuing one’s assigned role without hesitation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a moment where the king is set down (likely after being carried or moved), and Dhṛṣṭadyumna is brought into focus, marking a shift to the next phase of the battlefield action.