Mahabharata 7.105.27 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 105, Shloka 27

Duryodhana Seeks Droṇa’s Counsel; Imperative to Protect Jayadratha; Pāñcāla Assault on Duryodhana

Devanagari script

शरवर्षेण महता ततो<5हृष्पन्त तावका: । चक्रुर्वादित्रनिनदान्‌ सिंहनादरवांस्तथा

Transliteration

śaravarṣeṇa mahatā tato 'hṛṣyanta tāvakāḥ | cakrur vāditra-ninādān siṃha-nāda-ravāṃs tathā ||

Translation

サञ्जयは語った。すると、その大いなる矢の雨によって、そなたの兵は歓喜に満たされた。彼らは楽器の轟きを起こし、また獅子のごとき咆哮をあげた――戦の高まりと、戦場で得たかに見える優勢とに酔いしれて。

Word by Word

• शरवर्षेण: by a shower of arrows
• शरवर्षेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरवर्ष
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• महता: great, massive
• महता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• अहृष्यन्त: rejoiced, became delighted
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृष्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• तावकाः: your men; your troops
• तावकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तावक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• चक्रुः: made, produced
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• वादित्रनिनदान्: sounds of musical instruments
• वादित्रनिनदान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वादित्रनिनद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सिंहनादरवान्: lion-roar cries
• सिंहनादरवान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंहनादरव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• तथा: also, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kaurava troops (tāvakāḥ)
• arrows (śara)
• war instruments/drums (vāditra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how external success in war—here, a powerful arrow-barrage—quickly inflames collective emotion: troops rejoice, celebrate, and amplify aggression through noise and roaring. Ethically, it points to the intoxicating momentum of conflict, where triumphal display can eclipse reflection on dharma and the human cost of battle.

What is happening in the narrative?

After a formidable rain of arrows is unleashed, the Kaurava side (addressed as 'your troops' by Sañjaya to Dhṛtarāṣṭra) becomes delighted. They respond by sounding instruments and shouting lion-like roars, signaling confidence and celebration on the battlefield.