Shloka 9

Droṇa Encircled at Night: Coalition Advance and Battlefield Omens (द्रोणपर्यावरणं रात्रियुद्धवर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

तमब्रवीन्महाराज धृष्टद्युम्नो वृकोदरम्‌

Transliteration

tam abravīn mahārāja dhṛṣṭadyumno vṛkodaram

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。王よ、ドリシュタデュムナは戦のただ中で、ヴリコーダラ（ビーマ）に向かって直に語りかけた。

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• धृष्टद्युम्नः: Dhrishtadyumna
• धृष्टद्युम्नः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्टद्युम्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वृकोदरम्: Vrikodara (Bhima)
• वृकोदरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृकोदर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• Vṛkodara (Bhīma)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in violent conflict, responsibility is carried through clear speech and purposeful command: leaders must articulate intent and duty, and warriors must receive direction with steadiness, remembering the ethical gravity of their actions.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Dhṛṣṭadyumna speaks to Vṛkodara (Bhīma), indicating a moment of battlefield communication—likely an instruction, exhortation, or tactical appeal within the Drona Parva’s intense fighting.