Previous Verse
Next Verse

Shloka 14

दुःशासन-सहदेव-संक्षोभः; भीम-राधेय-गदायुद्धम्; द्रोण-पार्थ-अस्त्रसंग्रामः

Duhshasana–Sahadeva Clash; Bhima–Karna Mace Exchange; Drona–Arjuna Astra Duel

भारद्वाजं शरौघाभ्यां महद्भ्यामभ्यवर्षताम्‌ | तो तथा सूंजयाश्वैव पञ्चालाश्न महौजस:

Bhāradvājaṃ śaraughābhyāṃ mahadbhyām abhyavarṣatām | to tathā saṃjayāś caiva pañcālāś ca mahaujasaḥ ||

サンジャヤは語った。彼らはバールドヴァージャの子(ドローナ)に、力も数も甚だしい矢の雨を降らせた。同じく高き魂をもつパーンチャーラ勢も攻勢を強め、斉射で彼を覆い尽くした—暴力と義務という道義の重みにさらされつつ、武勇が試される、戦の容赦なき推進力を描く光景である。

भारद्वाजम्Bharadvaja (Drona)
भारद्वाजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभारद्वाज
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
शरौघाभ्याम्with two torrents/volleys of arrows
शरौघाभ्याम्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशर-ओघ
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Dual
महद्भ्याम्great, mighty (two)
महद्भ्याम्:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Dual
अभ्यवर्षताम्they rained down upon
अभ्यवर्षताम्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवृष् (वर्षति) + अभि
FormImperfect, Third, Dual, Parasmaipada
तौthose two
तौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
तथाthus, in that manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
सूंजयाश्चthe Sṛñjayas (warriors)
सूंजयाश्च:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसूंजय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
पञ्चालाःthe Panchalas
पञ्चालाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपञ्चाल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
महौजसःof great might/energy
महौजसः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहौजस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural

संयज उवाच

S
Sañjaya
B
Bhāradvāja (lineage reference)
D
Droṇa
P
Pāñcālas
A
arrows (śara)

Educational Q&A

The verse underscores the harsh reality of kṣatriya warfare: duty and valor are enacted through relentless combat, yet the very imagery of being ‘rained upon’ by arrows invites reflection on the moral gravity and human cost that accompany martial duty.

Sañjaya reports that warriors unleash a powerful, continuous volley of arrows upon Droṇa (identified by his Bhāradvāja lineage), and that the mighty Pāñcālas likewise intensify the assault, pressing him with sustained missile fire.