Shloka 576

द्रोणकर्णयोः निशि संप्रहारः — Night Engagement with Droṇa and Karṇa

Devanagari script

सिषिचुर्मार्गणैस्ती&णैर्गिरिं मेघा इवाम्बुभि: । जैसे बादल पर्वतशिखरपर अपने जलकी बूँदोंसे आघात करते हैं, उसी प्रकार वे कौरव-महारथी धनुष हिलाते तथा अर्जुनके सामने गर्जना करते हुए उनपर तीखे बाणोंकी वर्षा करने लगे

Transliteration

siṣicur mārgaṇais tīkṣṇair giriṃ meghā ivāmbubhiḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Like clouds striking a mountain-peak with torrents of rain, the Kaurava great chariot-warriors, shaking their bows and roaring in Arjuna’s face, began to shower him with sharp arrows. The image underscores how collective force and martial pride can be turned into a single, overwhelming assault in the heat of war.

Word by Word

• सिषिचुः: they poured/sprinkled
• सिषिचुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सिच्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• मार्गणैः: with arrows
• मार्गणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्गण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तीक्ष्णैः: sharp
• तीक्ष्णैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीक्ष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• गिरिम्: mountain
• गिरिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मेघाः: clouds
• मेघाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेघ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• इव: like/as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• अम्बुभिः: with waters (raindrops)
• अम्बुभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बु
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna
• Kaurava mahārathas
• arrows
• bows
• mountain
• clouds
• rain/water