Shloka 26

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 37: Sañjaya’s Account of Abhimanyu’s Precision Disruption of a Chariot Contingent

Devanagari script

वृन्दारको ललित्थश्न प्रबाहुर्दीर्धलोचन: । दुर्योधनश्व संक्रुद्ध: शरवर्षरवाकिरन्‌

Transliteration

Vṛndārako Lalitthaś ca Prabāhur dīrghalocanaḥ | Duryodhanaś ca saṅkruddhaḥ śaravarṣa-ravākiran |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Vṛndāraka, Lalitthaś, and Prabāhu of long eyes—along with Duryodhana, inflamed with anger—filled the field with the roar of a shower of arrows. The verse underscores how wrath in battle manifests as relentless violence, intensifying the conflict rather than restoring order.

Word by Word

वृन्दारकःVṛndāraka (a warrior/hero, proper name)

ललित्थश्नःLalitthaśna (proper name)

प्रबाहुःPrabāhu (proper name)

दीर्घलोचनःlong-eyed (one who has long eyes)

दुर्योधनःDuryodhana

चand

संक्रुद्धःenraged, highly angered

शरवर्षरवाकिरन्they showered/scattered (with) the roar of a rain of arrows

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Vṛndāraka

Lalittha

Prabāhu

Duryodhana

arrows (śara)

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how anger (saṅkrodha) drives warriors to intensify destruction—symbolized by the ‘rain of arrows’—suggesting that unchecked wrath escalates conflict rather than serving dharma or restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Vṛndāraka, Lalitthaś, Prabāhu, and the enraged Duryodhana unleash a dense barrage of arrows, filling the battlefield with the thunderous sound of missile-fire.