Shloka 29

भीमसेन-द्रोण-संग्रामः

Bhīmasena and Droṇa: Containment, Advance, and Recognition

Devanagari script

इति कृष्णौ महेष्वासौ प्रशस्तौ लोकविश्रुतौ । सर्वभूतान्यमन्यन्त द्रोणास्त्रबलवारणात्‌

Transliteration

iti kṛṣṇau maheṣvāsau praśastau lokaviśrutau | sarvabhūtāny amanyanta droṇāstrabalavāraṇāt ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Demikianlah kedua Kṛṣṇa itu—pemanah agung, terpuji, dan termasyhur di dunia—dipandang oleh semua makhluk seakan tertahan oleh daya pengekang yang dahsyat dari senjata Droṇa.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• कृष्णौ: the two Krishnas (Krishna and Arjuna)
• कृष्णौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• महेष्वासौ: the two great archers
• महेष्वासौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महेष्वास
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• प्रशस्तौ: praised, celebrated
• प्रशस्तौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रशस्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• लोकविश्रुतौ: renowned in the world
• लोकविश्रुतौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोकविश्रुत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• सर्वभूतानि: all beings
• सर्वभूतानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वभूत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• अमन्यन्त: thought, considered
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• द्रोणास्त्रबलवारणात्: from (their) warding off the power of Droṇa’s weapon
• द्रोणास्त्रबलवारणात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोणास्त्रबलवारण
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• कृष्णौ (the two Kṛṣṇas—Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna)
• द्रोणास्त्र (Droṇa’s astra/weapon)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even the most celebrated and capable heroes can be restrained when conflict escalates to the use of powerful astras; the verse highlights human limitation before overwhelming force and cautions against the ethical and practical consequences of deploying such weapons.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the two famed warriors referred to as “the two Kṛṣṇas” are perceived by all as being checked or held back due to the formidable power of Droṇa’s weapon (Droṇāstra).