Shloka 24

Droṇa’s Withdrawal, Death, and the Kaurava Rout (द्रोणनिधन-प्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

पीतानि शस्त्राण्यसगुक्षितानि वीरावधूतानि तनुच्छदानि । दीप्तां प्रभां प्राजनयन्त तत्र तपात्यये विद्युदिवान्तरिक्षे,पानीदार एवं खूनसे रँँगे हुए शस्त्र तथा वीरोंद्वारा कँपाये हुए कवच वहाँ प्रदीपोंके प्रतिबिम्ब ग्रहण करके वर्षाकालके आकाशमें चमकनेवाली बिजलीकी भाँति अत्यन्त उज्ज्वल प्रभा बिखेर रहे थे

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

pītāni śastrāṇy asaguṣṭitāni vīrāvadhūtāni tanucchadāni |

dīptāṃ prabhāṃ prājanayanta tatra tapātyaye vidyud ivāntarikṣe ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: There, weapons stained yellow and smeared with grime, and the warriors’ body-coverings (armour and protective gear) shaken and battered in the tumult, cast forth a blazing radiance—like lightning flashing across the sky at the end of the hot season. The scene makes vivid how war turns instruments of protection and duty into dazzling yet ominous signs of destruction.

Word by Word

पीतानिdrunk in / imbibed (i.e., soaked)

शस्त्राणिweapons

असगुक्षितानिnot well-polished / not well-cleaned (reading uncertain)

वीरावधूतानिshaken/brandished by heroes

तनुच्छदानिbody-coverings, armours

दीप्ताम्bright, blazing

प्रभाम्radiance, glow

प्राजनयन्तthey produced, generated

तत्रthere

तपात्ययेat the end of heat (i.e., at the onset of rains)

विद्युत्lightning

इवlike, as

अन्तरिक्षेin the sky

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

weapons (śastra)

armour/protective coverings (tanucchada)

lightning (vidyut)

sky (antarikṣa)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes