Shloka 13

Droṇa-pātana-paripṛcchā (Inquiry into the Fall of Droṇa) | द्रोणपातनपरिपृच्छा

Devanagari script

शूराणां हर्षजननो भीरूणां भयवर्धन: । द्यावापृथिव्योर्विवरं पूरयामास सर्वतः:,वह कोलाहल शूरवीरोंका हर्ष और कायरोंका भय बढ़ानेवाला था। वह आकाश और पृथ्वीके बीचमें सब ओर व्याप्त हो गया

Transliteration

śūrāṇāṁ harṣajanano bhīrūṇāṁ bhayavardhanaḥ | dyāvāpṛthivyor vivaraṁ pūrayāmāsa sarvataḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “That tumult, which gladdened the hearts of the brave and increased the terror of the fearful, spread everywhere, filling the entire space between heaven and earth.”

Word by Word

शूराणाम्of the heroes/brave men

हर्षजननःproducing joy

भीरूणाम्of the timid/cowards

भयवर्धनःincreasing fear

द्यावापृथिव्योःof heaven and earth

विवरम्the gap/space

पूरयामासfilled

सर्वतःon all sides/everywhere

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

dyauḥ (heaven/sky)

pṛthivī (earth)

kolāhala (uproar/tumult)

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 the same event can produce opposite inner states: courage is strengthened by a righteous, resolute spirit, while timidity magnifies fear. It underscores the ethical and psychological dimension of war—victory and defeat begin in the mind.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a tremendous battlefield uproar—shouts, drums, conches, and clamor—that spreads in all directions, metaphorically filling the space between heaven and earth, energizing the warriors and frightening the faint-hearted.