Shloka 48

Droṇasya raudra-prayogaḥ

Droṇa’s intensified assault and the Pāṇḍava response

Devanagari script

ततो दिव्यास्त्रविच्छूरो याज्ञसेनिर्महारथ:

Transliteration

tato divyāstravicchūro yājñasenir mahārathaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then the great chariot-warrior Yājñaseni, blazing with the discharge of celestial weapons, advanced in the battle—his prowess suggesting both the terrible momentum of war and the grave responsibility borne by those who wield extraordinary power.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: indeclinable

• दिव्य-अस्त्र-वित्-शूरः: the hero who knows divine weapons
• दिव्य-अस्त्र-वित्-शूरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• याज्ञसेनिः: Yājñaseni (Dhrishtadyumna)
• याज्ञसेनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: याज्ञसेनि
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• महा-रथः: the great chariot-warrior
• महा-रथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yājñaseni (Dhṛṣṭadyumna)
• divyāstras (celestial weapons)