Shloka 30
Devanagari script
पज्चालास्तु विशेषेण द्रोणसायकपीडिता:
Transliteration
Pāñcālāstu viśeṣeṇa droṇasāyakapīḍitāḥ.
Translation
Sañjaya melaporkan: Kaum Pāñcāla, lebih dari yang lain, sangat tertekan dan tersiksa oleh anak panah Droṇa.
Word by Word
पाञ्चालाःthe Panchalas
पाञ्चालाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपाञ्चाल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
विशेषेणespecially; in particular
विशेषेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootविशेष
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
द्रोणसायकपीडिताःafflicted by Drona's arrows
द्रोणसायकपीडिताः:
TypeAdjective
Rootद्रोण-सायक-पीडित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)प
पाञ्चालाः (Pāñcālas)द
द्रोण (Droṇa)स
सायक (arrows)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
The verse highlights the ethical gravity of warfare: exceptional martial skill, though aligned with a warrior’s duty, concentrates harm on opponents. It invites reflection on how prowess and obligation in battle translate into real suffering for living communities.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield situation: Droṇa’s archery is bearing down particularly on the Pāñcāla forces, who are being severely harassed and wounded by his volleys.