Shloka 68

Droṇa Encircled at Night: Coalition Advance and Battlefield Omens (द्रोणपर्यावरणं रात्रियुद्धवर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

सो<चिरेणैव कालेन तद्रथानीकमाशुगै: । दिश: सर्वा: समालोक्य व्यधमत्‌ पाण्डुनन्दन:,इस प्रकार पाण्डुनन्दन भीमसेनने सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंमें दृष्टिपात करके अपने बाणोंद्वारा थोड़े ही समयमें उस रथसेनाको नष्ट कर दिया

Transliteration

so 'cireṇaiva kālena tadrathānīkam āśugaiḥ | diśaḥ sarvāḥ samālokya vyadhamat pāṇḍunandanaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: In no long time, the son of Pāṇḍu—Bhīmasena—surveyed all directions and, with his swift shafts, shattered that chariot-host. The verse underscores the relentless momentum of battle, where alertness and decisive force determine survival, even as the moral weight of destruction hangs over the field.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चिरेण: after a long time / with delay
• चिरेण: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिर
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• कालेन: in time / after (some) time
• कालेन: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• तत्: that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• रथ-अनीकम्: the chariot-host/army (chariot-division)
• रथ-अनीकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनीक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आशुगैः: with swift (arrows)
• आशुगैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आशुग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• दिशः: directions
• दिशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• सर्वाः: all
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• सम्-आलोक्य: having looked around / having surveyed
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√लोक्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• व्यधमत्: he destroyed/blew away
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि√ध्मा
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पाण्डु-नन्दनः: son of Pandu (Bhima/Arjuna contextually)
• पाण्डु-नन्दनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍunandana (Bhīmasena)
• ratha (chariot)
• rathānīka (chariot-host/formation)
• āśu (swift arrows)