Shloka 3736

Devanagari script

द्रोणं शरैरविव्यधतु: परमं क्रोधमास्थितौ । द्रोणाचार्यके द्वारा आच्छादित किये जानेपर क्रोधमें भरे हुए वे दोनों नरेश अत्यन्त कुपित हो युद्धके मुहानेपर बाणोंद्वारा द्रोणको घायल करने लगे

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | droṇaṃ śarair avivyadhatuḥ paramaṃ krodham āsthitau |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Enveloped in intense wrath, the two kings repeatedly pierced Droṇa with volleys of arrows. Though Droṇa stood as the preceptor and a formidable warrior, the fury of battle drove them to strike him at the very front of the fight, showing how anger in war can eclipse restraint and reverence.

Word by Word

द्रोणम्Drona

शरैःwith arrows

अविव्यधतुःthey two pierced/wounded

परम्supreme, intense

क्रोधम्anger

आस्थितौhaving assumed / having taken (to)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Droṇa (Droṇācārya)

two kings (dual combatants; unnamed in this pāda)

arrows (śara)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how extreme anger (krodha) can override discernment and customary reverence—even toward a revered teacher—illustrating a recurring Mahābhārata ethic: passion in war easily erodes restraint and dharmic judgment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that two kings, seized by intense wrath, assail Droṇa on the battlefield, wounding him with repeated arrow-strikes at the forefront of the fighting.