Shloka 106

वासवी-शक्तेः प्रयोगः, घटोत्कच-वधोत्तर-शोकः, व्यासोपदेशश्च

The Vāsavī Spear’s Use, Post-Ghaṭotkaca Grief, and Vyāsa’s Counsel

Devanagari script

तमज्जनगिरिप्रख्य॑ द्रौणिर्दृष्टया महीधरम्‌ । प्रपतद्धिश्व बहुभि: शस्त्रसंघैर्न विव्यथे,अंजनगिरिके समान उस काले पहाड़को देखकर और वहाँसे गिरनेवाले बहुतेरे अस्त्र- शस्त्रोंसे घायल होकर भी द्रोणकुमार अश्वत्थामा व्यथित नहीं हुआ

Transliteration

tam añjanagiriprakhyaṁ drauṇir dṛṣṭvā mahīdharam | prapatad diśaḥ bahubhiḥ śastrasaṅghair na vivyathe ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Seeing that mountain-like mass, dark as the Añjana hill, and though struck by showers of many weapons falling from all directions, Droṇa’s son Aśvatthāmā did not waver or feel distress—steadfast amid the violence of war.

Word by Word

तम्that (him/it)

अञ्जनगिरिप्रख्यम्resembling the Anjana mountain

द्रौणिःDrona's son (Ashvatthama)

दृष्ट्वाhaving seen

महीधरम्mountain; earth-holder

प्रपतद्भिःby (those) falling down

दिशःdirections (all around)

बहुभिःby many

शस्त्रसंघैःby masses/volleys of weapons

नnot

विव्यथेwas not distressed/shaken

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Drauṇi (Aśvatthāmā)

Droṇa

Añjana mountain (as simile)

mahīdhara (mountain-like mass)

śastra (weapons)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes