Shloka 34

Adhyāya 16: Saṃśaptaka-vrata and the Diversion of Arjuna (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय १६)

Devanagari script

व्याप्रदत्तस्तु पाउ्चाल्यो द्रोणं विव्याध मार्गणै: । पज्चाशता शितै राजंस्तत उच्चुक्रुशुर्जना:,राजन! पांचालदेशीय व्याप्रदत्तने पचास तीखे बाणोंद्वारा द्रोणाचार्यको घायल कर दिया। तब सब लोग जोर-जोरसे हर्षनाद करने लगे

Transliteration

vyāpradattas tu pāñcālyo droṇaṃ vivyādha mārgaṇaiḥ | pañcāśatā śitai rājāṃs tat uccukruśur janāḥ ||

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。パーンチャーラのヴャープラダッタは矢をもってドローナを射た。王よ、鋭い矢五十本に貫かれたドローナを見て、人々は大いにどよめき、勝ち誇って叫んだ。戦の潮目が、恐るべき師に対して束の間傾いたかのようであった。

Word by Word

• व्याप्रदत्तः: Vyāpradatta (a person)
• व्याप्रदत्तः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याप्रदत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• पाञ्चाल्यः: the Pāñcāla (man)/Pāñcālya
• पाञ्चाल्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्रोणम्: Droṇa
• द्रोणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विव्याध: pierced/wounded
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मार्गणैः: with arrows
• मार्गणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• पञ्चाशता: with fifty (as a set/number)
• पञ्चाशता: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चाशत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• शितैः: sharp
• शितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तत्: then/that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• उच्चुक्रुशुः: cried out/shouted
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रुश् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• जनाः: people
• जनाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Vyāpradatta
• Pāñcāla
• Droṇa (Droṇācārya)
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by 'rājan')
• arrows (mārgaṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the volatility of war and the moral ambiguity of crowd reaction: people celebrate immediate tactical success, yet dharma is not simply measured by who is wounded or who gains advantage in a moment.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the battle, the Pāñcāla warrior Vyāpradatta shoots Droṇa with fifty sharp arrows. Seeing Droṇa struck, the onlookers/warriors raise loud cries of jubilation.