Shloka 50

Droṇasya raudra-prayogaḥ

Droṇa’s intensified assault and the Pāṇḍava response

Devanagari script

संयम्य तु ततो द्रोण: समवस्थाप्य चाहवे

Transliteration

saṁyamya tu tato droṇaḥ samavasthāpya cāhave

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then Droṇa, having restrained and steadied his forces, duly arrayed them again for battle—reasserting discipline and order amid the turmoil of war.

Word by Word

• संयम्य: having restrained/controlled
• संयम्य: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-यम्
• Form: ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययः), कर्तरि, पूर्वकाले (absolutive)

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• ततः: then/from there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• द्रोणः: Drona
• द्रोणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समवस्थाप्य: having arranged/positioned (properly)
• समवस्थाप्य: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-अव-स्था
• Form: ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययः), कर्तरि, पूर्वकाले (absolutive)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• आहवे: in battle
• आहवे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आहव
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇa
• battle (āhava)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in violent and chaotic circumstances, leadership is shown through self-control and the restoration of order; restraint (saṁyama) precedes effective action, reflecting the ethical demand that power be governed by discipline.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Droṇa, after a moment requiring control and regrouping, restrains and steadies his side and then re-establishes their battle formation, preparing them to continue the fight.