Shloka 5
Droṇa’s Withdrawal, Death, and the Kaurava Rout (द्रोणनिधन-प्रसङ्गः)
Devanagari script
ते सर्वतो विद्रवन्तो योधा विध्वस्तचेतना:
Transliteration
te sarvato vidravanto yodhā vidhvastacetanāḥ
Translation
サञ्जयは言った。彼らの武者は戦の衝撃に心を砕かれ、四方へと逃げ散った――恐怖と混乱が、戦の道義的・肉体的な混沌のただ中で、規律と決意をいかに溶かし去るかを示す姿である。
Word by Word
तेthey (those)
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सर्वतःfrom all sides / in every direction
सर्वतः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसर्वतः
Formtrue
विद्रवन्तःrunning away / fleeing
विद्रवन्तः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवि + द्रु
FormPresent active participle (Parasmaipada), Masculine, Nominative, Plural
योधाःwarriors
योधाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयोध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
विध्वस्तचेतनाःwhose senses/mind were shattered; panic-stricken
विध्वस्तचेतनाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविध्वस्तचेतन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaW
warriors (yodhāḥ)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 highlights how, in war, inner steadiness (cetanā, mental composure) is as decisive as physical strength; when the mind collapses under fear and shock, even trained warriors abandon order and duty, showing the ethical tragedy of conflict where dharma is strained by panic and survival-instinct.
Sañjaya reports that the fighters are scattering and fleeing in every direction, overwhelmed and mentally disoriented—signaling a moment of rout or breakdown in the battle line.