Shloka 39

अध्याय १५९ — रात्रौ श्रमविरामः

Night Exhaustion and Brief Pause in Battle

Devanagari script

विहन्यमानेष्वस्त्रेषु द्रोण: क्रोधसमन्वित: । युधिष्ठिरवध॑ प्रेप्सुब्राह्मिमस्त्रमुदैरयत्‌,उन अस्त्रोंके नष्ट हो जानेपर क्रोधभरे द्रोणाचार्यने युधिष्ठिरका वध करनेकी इच्छासे ब्रह्मास्त्रका प्रयोग किया

Transliteration

vihanyamāneṣv astreṣu droṇaḥ krodhasamanvitaḥ | yudhiṣṭhiravadhaṁ prepsur brāhmam astram udairayat ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: When his weapons were being shattered, Droṇa—overcome with anger—resolved to kill Yudhiṣṭhira and therefore unleashed the Brahmā-weapon (Brahmāstra). The moment underscores how wrath in war can drive even a revered teacher toward catastrophic escalation, turning the battlefield into a test of restraint and dharma.

Word by Word

विहन्यमानेषुwhen (they were) being destroyed

अस्त्रेषुin/among the weapons (missiles)

द्रोणःDrona

क्रोधसमन्वितःendowed with anger, anger-filled

युधिष्ठिरवधम्the killing of Yudhishthira

प्रेप्सुःdesiring, wishing to obtain

ब्राह्मिम्Brahmic (belonging to Brahma)

अस्त्रम्weapon, missile

उदैरयत्he discharged/raised/let loose

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Droṇa

Yudhiṣṭhira

Brahmāstra (Brāhmam astram)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes