Mahabharata 7.194.63 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 194, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

हर्षेण महता युक्तो भारद्वाजे निपातिते

Transliteration

harṣeṇa mahatā yukto bhāradvāje nipātite

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。「バーラドヴァージャの子が打ち倒されると、彼は大いなる歓喜に満たされた。」

Word by Word

• हर्षेण: with joy
• हर्षेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्ष
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• महता: great
• महता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• युक्तः: endowed/filled (with)
• युक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भारद्वाजे: in/at (the state of) Bhāradvāja (i.e., when Bhāradvāja's son Droṇa was...)
• भारद्वाजे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारद्वाज
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• निपातिते: when (he) had been felled/slain
• निपातिते: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-पत्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhāradvāja (patronymic reference)
• Droṇa (implied by 'Bhāradvāja')

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights the ethical tension of war: even a moment of triumph (harṣa) arises from another’s fall, reminding readers that battlefield success can carry heavy moral consequences and should be viewed through the lens of dharma rather than mere victory.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that after the fall of the Bhāradvāja-descended warrior—understood as Droṇa in this context—someone in the scene becomes intensely elated, marking a pivotal shift in the battle’s momentum.