Shloka 35

द्रोणपर्व — पञ्चदशोऽध्यायः (Droṇa Parva, Chapter 15): युधिष्ठिर-रक्षा तथा अर्जुनस्य शरवृष्टिः

Devanagari script

ते पाण्डवैर््यमानास्तावका जितकाशिभि: । भीता दिशो<न्वपद्यन्त वातनुन्ना घना इव,विजयसे सुशोभित होनेवाले पाण्डवोंद्वारा पीड़ित हो आपके सभी सैनिक भयभीत हो हवाके उड़ाये हुए बादलोंकी भाँति चारों दिशाओंमें भाग गये

Transliteration

te pāṇḍavair yamyamānās tāvakā jitakāśibhiḥ | bhītā diśo 'nvapadyanta vātanunnā ghanā iva ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Harried and driven back by the Pāṇḍavas—those radiant with victory—your troops, terrified, fled in all directions, like clouds scattered and pushed along by the wind. The scene underscores how fear and loss of cohesion overtake an army when its confidence and leadership falter under sustained pressure.

Word by Word

तेthey/those

पाण्डवैःby the Pandavas

ईर्यमाणाःbeing pressed/harassed (driven)

तावकाःyour men (Kaurava troops)

जितकाशिभिःby those of conquered splendor (i.e., whose brilliance was overcome)

भीताःfrightened

दिशःthe directions

अन्वपद्यन्तthey fled/ran towards (took refuge in)

वातनुन्नाःdriven by the wind

घनाःclouds

इवlike/as if

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Pāṇḍavas

Kaurava troops (tāvakāḥ)

Kāśi

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes