Shloka 55
द्रोणकर्णयोः निशि संप्रहारः — Night Engagement with Droṇa and Karṇa
Devanagari script
त एनमभिगर्जन्तो विध्यन्तश्न पुनः पुन:
Transliteration
te enam abhigarjanto vidhyantaś ca punaḥ punaḥ
Translation
Sañjaya said: Roaring at him with fierce cries, they kept striking him again and again—an image of the battle’s relentless cruelty, where martial ardor turns into repeated, dehumanizing assault.
Word by Word
तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
एनम्him
एनम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अभिगर्जन्तःroaring at (him), shouting at
अभिगर्जन्तः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-गर्ज्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural, शतृ (present active participle)
विध्यन्तःpiercing, striking
विध्यन्तः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootव्यध्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural, शतृ (present active participle)
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)E
enam (an unnamed 'him' in context)T
te (unnamed attackers in context)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how war amplifies aggression into repeated harm; it invites ethical reflection on how martial duty can slide into relentless violence when driven by rage and group frenzy.
Sañjaya reports that a group of warriors, shouting war-cries, repeatedly strike and wound a particular opponent, emphasizing the intensity and persistence of the assault.