Shloka 636

Devanagari script

सिंहनादरवं चक्रे भ्रामयन्‌ खड्गमाहवे । इस प्रकार द्रोणाचार्यको मार गिरानेपर धृष्टद्युम्नको महान्‌ हर्ष हुआ और वे रणभूमिमें तलवार घुमाते हुए जोर-जोरसे सिंहनाद करने लगे

Transliteration

siṁhanāda-ravaṁ cakre bhrāmayan khaḍgam āhave |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Exulting after bringing down Droṇācārya, Dhṛṣṭadyumna roared like a lion and, whirling his sword on the battlefield, proclaimed his triumph. The moment underscores how victory in war can ignite fierce elation, even when the fallen is a revered teacher—highlighting the Mahābhārata’s tension between martial duty and the ethical weight of killing the venerable.

Word by Word

• सिंहनादरवं: a loud lion-roar (roaring sound)
• सिंहनादरवं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंहनादरव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• चक्रे: made / uttered
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भ्रामयन्: whirling / causing to whirl
• भ्रामयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भ्रम्
• Form: Śatṛ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• खड्गम्: sword
• खड्गम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: खड्ग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आहवे: in battle
• आहवे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आहव
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• Droṇācārya (Droṇa)
• khaḍga (sword)
• āhava (battlefield)