Shloka 57
द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय १६२: प्रातःसंध्यायां युद्धप्रवृत्तिः तथा रजोमेघे संमूढता
Devanagari script
ते वध्यमाना: पञ्चाला: समरे सह सृञ्जयै:
Transliteration
te vadhyamānāḥ pañcālāḥ samare saha sṛñjayaiḥ
Translation
サञ्जयは言った。戦場でパンチャーラはスリンジャヤとともに斬り伏せられ、武器の激突するただ中で殺されていった――それは、戦の容赦ない推進力が、同盟軍の全軍をも滅亡へと呑み込むさまの描写である。
Word by Word
तेthey (those)
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
वध्यमानाःbeing slain
वध्यमानाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवध्यमान (√वध्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural, [object Object]
पञ्चालाःthe Panchalas
पञ्चालाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपञ्चाल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
समरेin battle
समरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसमर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
सहtogether with
सह:
Karana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
सृञ्जयैःwith the Srijayas
सृञ्जयैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसृञ्जय
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaP
PāñcālasS
SṛñjayasS
samara (battlefield/war)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the impersonal, sweeping nature of warfare: allied groups are collectively engulfed in killing, reminding the reader of war’s ethical gravity and the tragic cost borne by entire communities rather than isolated individuals.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Pāñcāla forces, together with the Sṛñjayas, are being slain in the ongoing battle—indicating a severe turn in the fighting against the Pāṇḍava-aligned troops.