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Shloka 44

द्रोणेन केकय-चेदि-वीरवधः

Droṇa’s engagements with the Kekayas and Cedis

शस्त्राणि च विचित्राणि क्रुद्धास्तत्र व्यदर्शयन्‌ । छादयन्त: शरै: पार्थ मेघा इव दिवाकरम्‌,जैसे बादल सूर्यको ढक लेते हैं, उसी प्रकार बाणोंद्वारा कुन्तीकुमार अर्जुनको आच्छादित करते हुए कुपित कौरव-सैनिक वहाँ विचित्र अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंका प्रदर्शन करने लगे

śastrāṇi ca vicitrāṇi kruddhās tatra vyadarśayan | chādayantaḥ śaraiḥ pārtha meghā iva divākaram ||

サञ्जयは言った。「その場で憤怒に燃えるカウラヴァの兵は、さまざまな武器・飛び道具を繰り広げた。彼らは矢の雨でパールタ(アルジュナ)を覆い隠し、雲が太陽を遮るがごとくにした。戦場の怒りは、ただ傷つけるのみならず、相手の威光を圧し沈め、曇らせようとするのである。」

शस्त्राणिweapons
शस्त्राणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशस्त्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
विचित्राणिvariegated, wondrous
विचित्राणि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविचित्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
क्रुद्धाःenraged
क्रुद्धाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रुद्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
व्यदर्शयन्they displayed, showed forth
व्यदर्शयन्:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormImperfect (Lan), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
छादयन्तःcovering, veiling
छादयन्तः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootछाद्
FormPresent active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Plural, Parasmaipada
शरैःwith arrows
शरैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशर
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
पार्थO Partha (Arjuna)
पार्थ:
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
मेघाःclouds
मेघाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमेघ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
इवlike, as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
दिवाकरम्the sun
दिवाकरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदिवाकर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
P
Pārtha (Arjuna)
K
Kaurava warriors
Ś
śastra (weapons)
Ś
śara (arrows)
M
megha (clouds)
D
divākara (sun)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how anger in war manifests as a desire to dominate through sheer volume and spectacle—attempting to eclipse the opponent’s strength, like clouds obscuring the sun. It implicitly contrasts outward force with the inner steadiness required of a warrior who must act without being clouded by rage.

Sañjaya describes Kaurava fighters, furious in combat, unleashing and exhibiting many kinds of weapons while showering Arjuna with arrows so densely that he is ‘covered,’ compared to the sun being hidden by clouds.