Shloka 27

Devanagari script

ततस्तान्‌ सायकांस्तत्र द्रोणनुन्नानू सहस्रश:

Transliteration

tatastān sāyakāṁstatra droṇanunnānū sahasraśaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then, on that battlefield, those arrows—driven forth by Droṇa—were released in their thousands, intensifying the violence of the encounter and underscoring how a single master of arms can magnify the scale of destruction in war.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (पञ्चमी-अर्थे: 'from/thereafter')

• तान्: them/those (persons)
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• सायकान्: arrows
• सायकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सायक
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सप्तमी-अर्थे: 'there')

• द्रोणनुन्नान्: impelled/driven by Droṇa
• द्रोणनुन्नान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्रोण + नुन्न (√नुद्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; कृदन्त: भूतकर्मणि क्त (नुन्न = 'impelled/driven')

• सहस्रशः: by the thousand; in thousands
• सहस्रशः: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्रशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकार/परिमाणार्थे: 'by thousands')

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇa
• arrows (sāyaka)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how exceptional skill and authority in warfare can rapidly escalate harm; it implicitly invites reflection on restraint and responsibility even when one is capable and empowered.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Droṇa is unleashing a massive volley of arrows on the battlefield, indicating an intense phase of combat where Droṇa’s offensive dominates the scene.