Shloka 36
Devanagari script
त॑ निहत्येषुवर्ष तु द्रोण: क्षत्रियमर्दन:
Transliteration
tān nihatyeṣuvarṣaṃ tu droṇaḥ kṣatriyamardanaḥ
Translation
サンジャヤは言った。矢の雨のただ中で彼らを討ち果たすと、クシャトリヤを打ち砕く者ドローナは、戦場における苛烈な業をなおも続け、絶え間ない弓矢と揺るがぬ武の決意によって戦士の隊列を圧倒した。
Word by Word
तान्them
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
निहत्यhaving slain
निहत्य:
TypeVerb
Rootनि-हन्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
इषुवर्षम्a shower of arrows
इषुवर्षम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइषुवर्ष
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
द्रोणःDrona
द्रोणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्रोण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
क्षत्रियमर्दनःcrusher of warriors (kshatriyas)
क्षत्रियमर्दनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootक्षत्रियमर्दन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)द
द्रोण (Droṇa)इ
इषु (arrows)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 the harsh reality of kṣatriya-dharma in wartime: martial excellence and unwavering resolve can become instruments of large-scale destruction. It invites reflection on how duty and prowess, when exercised in war, carry grave ethical weight even when socially sanctioned.
Sañjaya reports that Droṇa, unleashing a dense shower of arrows, has slain the opposing warriors being referred to and is depicted as a formidable destroyer of kṣatriya fighters, dominating the battle through superior archery.