Shloka 22

द्रोणानीक-व्यतिक्रमः — Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna Break Through Droṇa’s Array

Devanagari script

दानवानां सहस्राणि हिरण्यपुरवासिनाम्‌ | जघानैकरथेनैव देवराजप्रचोदित:,“देवराज इन्द्रकी आज्ञा पाकर उसने एकमात्र रथकी सहायतासे हिरण्यपुरवासी सहस्रों दानवोंका संहार कर डाला था

Transliteration

dānavānāṁ sahasrāṇi hiraṇyapuravāsinām | jaghānaikarathenaiva devarājapracoditaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Urged on by the Lord of the gods, Indra, he slew thousands of Dānavas who dwelt in Hiraṇyapura—accomplishing the slaughter with a single chariot alone. The verse underscores a divinely sanctioned feat of arms, where extraordinary violence is framed as the execution of a higher command rather than personal cruelty.

Word by Word

• दानवानाम्: of the demons (Dānavas)
• दानवानाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• सहस्राणि: thousands
• सहस्राणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• हिरण्यपुरवासिनाम्: of the inhabitants of Hiraṇyapura
• हिरण्यपुरवासिनाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्यपुर-वासिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• जघान: he slew
• जघान: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• एकरथेन: with a single chariot
• एकरथेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक-रथ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• एव: indeed/only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• देवराजप्रचोदितः: impelled by the king of gods (Indra)
• देवराजप्रचोदितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देवराज-प्रचोदित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Indra (Devarāja)
• Dānavas
• Hiraṇyapura
• chariot (ratha)