Shloka 286

भीमसेन-धृष्टद्युम्नयोर्वाक्यं

Bhīmasena and Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s Speeches on Kṣātra-Dharma

Devanagari script

प्रियार्थ तव पुत्राणां राक्षसं समवाकिरत्‌ । द्रोणपुत्रने आपके पुत्रोंका प्रिय करनेके लिये अपने बाणोंद्वारा सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंको आच्छादित करते हुए उस राक्षसको भी ढक दिया

Transliteration

priyārthaṁ tava putrāṇāṁ rākṣasaṁ samavākirat |

Translation

Sañjaya said: To win the favor of your sons, Droṇa’s son showered his arrows in every direction, blanketing the quarters—and in that same overwhelming barrage he even covered the rākṣasa as well. The scene underscores how personal loyalty and the desire to please one’s patrons can drive a warrior to indiscriminate, all-encompassing violence on the battlefield.

Word by Word

• प्रियार्थम्: for the sake of pleasing
• प्रियार्थम्: Prayojana (Hetu)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रियार्थ (प्रि-आर्थ)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• पुत्राणाम्: of (your) sons
• पुत्राणाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• राक्षसम्: the rakshasa/demon
• राक्षसम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समवाकिरत्: he covered/strewn over (completely)
• समवाकिरत्: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव√कॄ (किरति) with उपसर्ग: सम् + अव
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by 'tava')
• Kaurava princes (Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons)
• Droṇaputra (Aśvatthāmā)
• Rākṣasa (unnamed)