Shloka 48

Droṇasya raudra-prayogaḥ

Droṇa’s intensified assault and the Pāṇḍava response

Devanagari script

ततो दिव्यास्त्रविच्छूरो याज्ञसेनिर्महारथ:

Transliteration

tato divyāstravicchūro yājñasenir mahārathaḥ

Translation

तब दिव्यास्त्रों की ज्वाला से दीप्त महान् महारथी याज्ञसेनि युद्ध में आगे बढ़ा; उसका पराक्रम युद्ध के भयानक वेग को भी और असाधारण शक्ति धारण करने वालों पर पड़े गंभीर दायित्व को भी प्रकट कर रहा था।

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: indeclinable

• दिव्य-अस्त्र-वित्-शूरः: the hero who knows divine weapons
• दिव्य-अस्त्र-वित्-शूरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• याज्ञसेनिः: Yājñaseni (Dhrishtadyumna)
• याज्ञसेनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: याज्ञसेनि
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• महा-रथः: the great chariot-warrior
• महा-रथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yājñaseni (Dhṛṣṭadyumna)
• divyāstras (celestial weapons)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how extraordinary power (divyāstras) magnifies moral responsibility: brilliance in battle is not merely spectacle, but a reminder that the use of superior force carries grave consequences within the framework of kṣatriya-dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Yājñaseni (Dhṛṣṭadyumna) as a great warrior who is flashing with the use or readiness of celestial weapons, indicating an intensification of the combat in the Drona Parva battle sequence.