Shloka 11

Devanagari script

ततस्तद्‌ द्रोणपुत्रस्य तेजो5स्त्रबलसम्भवम्‌ । विगाहा[ तौ सुबलिनौ मायया55विशतां तथा,वहाँ पहुँचकर वे दोनों अत्यन्त बलवान वीर द्रोणपुत्रकी अस्त्र-शक्तिसे प्रकट हुई उस आगमें घुसकर मायाद्धारा उसमें प्रविष्ट हो गये

Transliteration

tatas tad droṇaputrasya tejo 'strabala-sambhavam | vigāhya tau subalinau māyayā viśatāṁ tathā ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then those two exceedingly powerful warriors plunged into that blazing energy-fire which had arisen from the weapon-might of Droṇa’s son; and, by means of illusion, they entered into it as well—passing through what would otherwise be impassable. The scene underscores how, amid the brutal ethics of war, extraordinary stratagems and māyā are employed to survive and to penetrate an enemy’s overwhelming force.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

तत्that (thing/that power)

द्रोणपुत्रस्यof Droṇa's son (Aśvatthāman)

तेजःsplendor; fiery energy

अस्त्रबलसम्भवम्arisen from the power of weapons

विगाह्यhaving plunged into; entering

तौthose two

सुबलिनौvery strong

माययाby illusion; by magical power

अविशताम्they two entered

तथाthus; in that manner

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Droṇa’s son (Aśvatthāman)

astra (weapon-force)

tejas (fiery energy/blaze)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes