Shloka 23

Devanagari script

शरैस्तैराचितं द्रोणं नापश्याम महारथम्‌ । भास्करं जलदै रुद्ध वर्षास्विव विशाम्पते,प्रजानाथ! जैसे वर्षाकालमें मेघोंकी घटासे आच्छादित हुए सूर्य नहीं दिखायी देते हैं, उसी प्रकार उन बाणोंके ढेरसे दबे हुए महारथी द्रोणको हमलोग नहीं देख पाते थे

Transliteration

śaraistairācitaṃ droṇaṃ nāpaśyāma mahāratham | bhāskaraṃ jaladair ruddhaṃ varṣāsv iva viśāmpate prajānātha |

Translation

Sañjaya said: O lord of the people, we could no longer see Droṇa, that great chariot-warrior, for he was completely covered by those arrows—just as, in the rainy season, the sun is hidden from sight when blocked by masses of clouds. The image underscores how the violence of battle can eclipse even the most eminent warrior, reducing fame and prowess to mere visibility amid the storm of weapons.

Word by Word

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तैः: by those
• तैः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• आचितम्: heaped up/covered (with)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-चि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)

• द्रोणम्: Drona
• द्रोणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अपश्याम: we saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 1st, Plural, Parasmaipada

• महारथम्: the great chariot-warrior
• महारथम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा-रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भास्करम्: the sun
• भास्करम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• जलदैः: by clouds
• जलदैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलद
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• रुद्धम्: blocked/obscured
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुध्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)

• वर्षासु: in the rainy season(s)
• वर्षासु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्षा
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Plural

• इव: as/like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• विशाम्पते: O lord of the people
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाम्-पति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇa
• bhāskara (the sun)
• jalada (rain-clouds)
• varṣā (rainy season)
• the king addressed as viśāmpati/prajānātha (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)