Shloka 30
रात्रौ युद्धप्रवृत्तिः — Night Battle Begins; Duryodhana’s Protective Orders for Droṇa
Droṇa-parva 139
Devanagari script
शत्रुंजयः शत्रुसहश्रित्रश्चित्रायुधो दृढ: । चित्रसेनो विकर्णश्र सप्तैते विनिपातिता:
Transliteration
sañjaya uvāca | śatruñjayaḥ śatrusahasrī ca citrāyudho dṛḍhaḥ | citraseno vikarṇaś ca saptaite vinipātitāḥ ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: Śatruñjaya, Śatrusahasrī, the firm and resolute Citrāyudha, and also Citrasena and Vikarṇa—these seven warriors were struck down. The report underscores the grim moral weight of the battle: valor and lineage offer no refuge when the tide of adharma-driven slaughter consumes both sides, and the field becomes a ledger of irreversible loss.
Word by Word
शत्रुंजयःShatruñjaya (conqueror of enemies)
शत्रुंजयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशत्रुंजय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शत्रुसहस्रजित्Shatrusahasrajit (conqueror of a thousand enemies)
शत्रुसहस्रजित्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशत्रुसहस्रजित्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चित्रायुधःChitrāyudha (he of wondrous weapons)
चित्रायुधः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootचित्रायुध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दृढःfirm/steadfast (Dṛḍha)
दृढः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदृढ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चित्रसेनःChitrasena
चित्रसेनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootचित्रसेन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विकर्णःVikarṇa
विकर्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविकर्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
सप्तseven
सप्त:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसप्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
एतेthese
एते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
विनिपातिताःwere struck down / felled
विनिपातिताः:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-नि-√पत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural, Past passive participle (क्त), Passive/resultative
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaŚ
ŚatruñjayaŚ
ŚatrusahasrīC
CitrāyudhaC
CitrasenaV
VikarṇaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes