Shloka 683

Devanagari script

लोहिताज् इवादित्यो दुर्धर्ष: समपद्यत । दुर्धर्ष द्रोणाचार्यका शरीर खूनसे लथपथ हो रथसे पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़ा, मानो लाल अंगकान्तिवाले सूर्य डूब गये हों

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

lohitāj ivādityo durdharṣaḥ samapadyata |

Translation

Sañjaya said: The invincible one met his end like the sun turning red at dusk. Thus Droṇācārya—his body drenched in blood—fell from his chariot onto the earth, as though the crimson-rayed sun had sunk below the horizon. The image underscores the tragic fall of a mighty teacher in war, where prowess and honor are finally overtaken by mortality and the grim consequences of battle.

Word by Word

लोहितात्from blood / from red (hue)

इवas if, like

आदित्यःthe sun

दुर्धर्षःinvincible, hard to assail

समपद्यतfell down / came to (a state)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Āditya (the Sun)

Droṇācārya

ratha (chariot)

pṛthvī (earth)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes