Shloka 9

Devanagari script

तस्य नादं ततः श्रुत्वा सिंहस्येवामिषैषिण: । नामृष्यन्त सुसंरब्धा: पुनद्रोणमुखा रथा:,मांस चाहनेवाले सिंहके समान अभिमन्युकी वह गर्जना सुनकर अत्यन्त क्रोधमें भरे हुए द्रोण आदि महारथी न सह सके

Transliteration

tasya nādaṃ tataḥ śrutvā siṃhasyevāmiṣaiṣiṇaḥ | nāmṛṣyanta susaṃrabdhāḥ punadroṇamukhā rathāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Hearing that roar, like that of a lion seeking its prey, the chariot-warriors—Drona at their head—were inflamed with fierce anger and could not endure it.

Word by Word

तस्यof him/its

नादम्roar/sound

ततःthen/thereupon

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

सिंहस्यof a lion

इवlike/as

आमिषैषिणःseeking flesh/prey

नnot

अमृष्यन्तthey could not endure/they did not tolerate

सुसंरब्धाःhighly enraged

पुनःagain/further

द्रोणमुखाःwith Droṇa at the head (led by Droṇa)

रथाःchariot-warriors/chariots

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Droṇa

chariot-warriors (mahārathas implied)

lion (simile)

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 pride and anger can be provoked by a rival’s display of courage; in war, a mere roar or proclamation can function as psychological force, testing self-control and revealing the leaders’ capacity to restrain wrath.

What is happening in the narrative?

A formidable battle-roar is heard (contextually, Abhimanyu’s), compared to a lion hunting prey. Drona and the other leading chariot-warriors, stung by it, become intensely enraged and are unable to tolerate the challenge, preparing to respond aggressively.