Shloka 24

द्रोणपर्व — पञ्चदशोऽध्यायः (Droṇa Parva, Chapter 15): युधिष्ठिर-रक्षा तथा अर्जुनस्य शरवृष्टिः

Devanagari script

शुश्रुवे दिक्षु सर्वासु तयो: पुरुषसिंहयो: । गदाभिघातसंह्ाद: शक्राशनिरवोपम:,उन दोनों पुरुषसिंहोंकी गदाओंके टकरानेका शब्द इन्द्रके वजकी गड़गड़ाहटके समान सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंमें सुनायी देता था

Transliteration

śuśruve dikṣu sarvāsu tayoḥ puruṣasiṁhayoḥ | gadābhighātasaṁhrādaḥ śakrāśaniravopamaḥ ||

Translation

サञ्जयは言った――あの獅子のごとき二人の男が打ち合うガダーの衝撃音は、インドラの金剛杵の轟きにも似て、あらゆる方角に響き渡った。この偈は決闘の道義的重みを高める。響きは単なる物音ではなく、戦の圧倒的な力が周囲の世界へと広がってゆく徴である。

Word by Word

• शुश्रुवे: was heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada

• दिक्षु: in the directions
• दिक्षु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Plural

• सर्वासु: in all
• सर्वासु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Plural

• तयोः: of those two
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Dual

• पुरुषसिंहयोः: of the two lion-like men (heroes)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषसिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Dual

• गदाभिघातसंहादः: the clashing-sound of mace-blows
• गदाभिघातसंहादः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदाभिघातसंहाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शक्राशनिरवोपमः: comparable to the thunder of Indra’s thunderbolt
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्राशनिरवोपम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• two warriors (puruṣasiṁha)
• mace (gadā)
• Indra (Śakra)
• thunderbolt (aśani/vajra)
• the directions (dik)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores how the force of adharma-driven conflict radiates outward: a duel between mighty men becomes a world-filling disturbance. It invites reflection on the wider consequences of violence—its impact is not confined to the fighters but spreads in all directions.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a fierce mace-fight between two great warriors. Their maces collide with a roar likened to Indra’s thunderbolt, and the sound is said to be heard throughout all the quarters.