Shloka 16
Devanagari script
तान् समापतत: सर्वान् भारद्वाजो महारथ:
Transliteration
tān samāpatataḥ sarvān bhāradvājo mahārathaḥ
Translation
Sañjaya said: As all of them rushed in together, the great chariot-warrior Bhāradvāja met their onslaught—standing firm in the storm of battle, embodying the Kṣatriya duty of confronting danger without retreat.
Word by Word
तान्those (them)
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
समापततः(two) rush/charge together
समापततः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आपत्
FormPresent, Third, Dual
सर्वान्all
सर्वान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
भारद्वाजःBhāradvāja (Droṇa)
भारद्वाजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभारद्वाज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महारथःgreat chariot-warrior
महारथः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहारथ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaB
Bhāradvāja (Droṇa)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
The verse highlights steadfastness in one’s appointed duty: when faced with collective attack, the exemplary warrior does not falter but meets the challenge with resolve—an ethical ideal of courage and responsibility in the battlefield context.
Sañjaya reports that as multiple opponents charge at once, Droṇa—referred to by his lineage-name Bhāradvāja and praised as a mahāratha—confronts them in the thick of combat.