Shloka 30

Devanagari script

दृष्टवा चैव महाराज द्रोणपुत्रपराक्रमम्‌

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā caiva mahārāja droṇaputra-parākramam

Translation

Sañjaya said: “O great king, having witnessed the prowess of Droṇa’s son (Aśvatthāmā) …”

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

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

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

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• द्रोणपुत्रपराक्रमम्: the valor of Droṇa's son
• द्रोणपुत्रपराक्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोणपुत्रपराक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Droṇa
• Aśvatthāmā

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line foregrounds how the perception of extraordinary martial power shapes decisions and emotions in war; it implicitly invites ethical reflection on whether admiration for prowess should override discernment about dharma and consequences.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya addresses Dhṛtarāṣṭra and introduces (or continues) a report centered on the battlefield exploits of Droṇa’s son Aśvatthāmā, emphasizing that what follows is prompted by having seen his valor.