Shloka 1233

Devanagari script

चिच्छेद समरे द्रौणिर्दर्शयन्‌ पाणिलाघवम्‌ । बड़ी भारी उल्काके समान सहसा अपनी ओर आती हुई उस रथशक्तिको अभ्वत्थामाने अपने हाथोंकी फुर्ती दिखाते हुए समरभूमिमें तीखे बाणोंसे काट डाला

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | ciccheda samare drauṇir darśayan pāṇilāghavam |

Translation

Sanjaya said: In the thick of battle, Drona’s son (Aśvatthāman), displaying the swift dexterity of his hands, cut down with sharp arrows the onrushing chariot-spear that was suddenly flying toward him like a massive meteor. The scene underscores the ruthless precision of war, where survival depends on alertness, skill, and immediate counteraction rather than deliberation.

Word by Word

• चिच्छेद: cut, severed
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद्
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद), perfect, 3, singular

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• द्रौणिः: Drauni (son of Drona; Ashvatthaman)
• द्रौणिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौणि
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• दर्शयन्: showing, displaying
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), masculine, nominative, singular

• पाणि-लाघवम्: hand-swiftness, dexterity
• पाणि-लाघवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणिलाघव
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Aśvatthāman (Drauṇi)
• ratha-śakti (chariot-spear/weapon)
• arrows (śara, implied)