Shloka 343

Adhyāya 113: Karṇa–Bhīma Śaravarṣa and the Battlefield Aftermath (कर्णभीमशरवर्षः)

Devanagari script

द्रोणे चित्रास्त्रतां संख्ये राज॑स्त्वमनुचिन्तय । “राजन! मैं आपका सहायक रहा हूँ, यदि मैं भी अर्जुनके पास चला जाता हूँ तो युद्धमें द्रोणाचार्य जिन विचित्र अस्त्रोंका प्रयोग करेंगे उनपर भी आप अच्छी तरह विचार कर लीजिये

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

droṇe citrāstratāṃ saṅkhye rājas tvam anucintaya |

Translation

Sanjaya said: “O King, in this battle you should carefully reflect upon Drona and his mastery of wondrous weapons—upon the extraordinary missiles he will employ in the fight.”

Word by Word

• द्रोणे: in/with regard to Droṇa
• द्रोणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• चित्रास्त्रताम्: the state/skill of using wondrous weapons
• चित्रास्त्रताम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्रास्त्रता (चित्र + अस्त्रता)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• संख्ये: in battle
• संख्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संख्या
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• राजः: O king
• राजः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• अनुचिन्तय: consider well / reflect upon
• अनुचिन्तय: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (अनु + चिन्त्)
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Drona (Droṇācārya)
• the King (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
• citrāstra (wondrous weapons/missiles)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse urges prudent reflection in the midst of war: power and skill (here, Drona’s citrāstras) must be assessed soberly, because ethical and strategic consequences follow from unleashing extraordinary force.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya addresses Dhṛtarāṣṭra and draws attention to Droṇa’s formidable command of wondrous weapons on the battlefield, signaling the danger and intensity of the coming or ongoing combat.