Shloka 473

Droṇasya raudra-prayogaḥ

Droṇa’s intensified assault and the Pāṇḍava response

Devanagari script

पड्चाला: समकम्पन्त धृष्टद्युम्नपुरोगमा: । जैसे इन्द्र दानवोंको पीड़ा देते हैं, उसी प्रकार द्रोणाचार्यसे पीड़ित हो धृष्टद्युम्म आदि पांचाल योद्धा भयसे काँपने लगे

Transliteration

Pāñcālāḥ samakampanta dhṛṣṭadyumnapurogamāḥ | yathā Indro dānavān pīḍayati tathā Droṇācāryeṇa pīḍitā dhṛṣṭadyumnādayaḥ pāñcālā yoddhā bhayāt kampitum ārabdhāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: The Pāñcāla warriors, led by Dhṛṣṭadyumna, began to tremble. Tormented by Droṇācārya—just as Indra afflicts the Dānavas—they were shaken with fear. The verse underscores how overwhelming martial prowess can unsettle even resolute fighters, and how fear arises when one confronts a force perceived as near-divine and unstoppable.

Word by Word

• पाञ्चालाः: the Panchalas
• पाञ्चालाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• समकम्पन्त: trembled
• Type: Verb
• Root: कम्प्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• धृष्टद्युम्नपुरोगमाः: having Dhrishtadyumna in front / led by Dhrishtadyumna
• धृष्टद्युम्नपुरोगमाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धृष्टद्युम्न-पुरोगम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• पाञ्चालाः (Pāñcālas)
• धृष्टद्युम्न (Dhṛṣṭadyumna)
• द्रोणाचार्य (Droṇācārya)
• इन्द्र (Indra)
• दानव (Dānava)