Shloka 35

Devanagari script

ततस्तु द्रुपद: क्रोधाच्छरवर्षमवासृजत्‌

Transliteration

tatastu drupadaḥ krodhāc charavarṣam avāsṛjat

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then Drupada, inflamed with anger, unleashed a rain of arrows—an outpouring of wrath that turns inner passion into outward violence on the battlefield.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from/then')

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु
• Form: Avyaya (particle)

• द्रुपदः: Drupada
• द्रुपदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुपद
• Form: Masculine, nominative singular

• क्रोधात्: from anger / out of anger
• क्रोधात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध
• Form: Masculine, ablative singular

• शरवर्षम्: a shower of arrows
• शरवर्षम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरवर्ष
• Form: Neuter, accusative singular

• अवासृजत्: sent forth / discharged
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव√सृज्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), parasmaipada, 3rd person singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Drupada
• arrows (śara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how krodha (anger) quickly externalizes into harmful action; even within a warrior context, unchecked wrath intensifies violence and clouds discernment, a recurring ethical warning in the Mahābhārata.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Drupada, provoked and enraged, responds in battle by releasing a dense volley—described as a ‘rain’—of arrows against his opponents.