Shloka 72

Devanagari script

द्रोणस्तु दिवमास्थाय नक्षत्रपथमाविशत्‌ | अहमेव तठदाद्वाक्ष॑ द्रोणस्प निधनं नृप

Transliteration

droṇas tu divam āsthāya nakṣatrapatham āviśat | aham eva tathā dadau vācaṃ droṇasya nidhanaṃ nṛpa ||

Translation

サञ्जयは言った。「ドローナはこの世を去り、天に至って星々の道へと入った。そしてそのとき、王よ、私は自ら汝にその言葉を告げ、ドローナの没落を報じたのである。」

Word by Word

• द्रोणः: Drona
• द्रोणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• दिवम्: to heaven
• दिवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आस्थाय: having ascended
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), having ascended/having reached

• नक्षत्रपथम्: the path of the stars (sky)
• नक्षत्रपथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्षत्रपथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आविशत्: entered
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-विश्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• एव: indeed/only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• तत्: that (fact)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ददौ: gave/uttered (as a statement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अवाक्: speech/word (as an indeclinable usage: 'a word')
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अवाक्

• द्रोणस्य: of Drona
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• निधनम्: death
• निधनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: निधन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• नृप: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Droṇa
• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by nṛpa)
• Heaven (diva)
• Nakṣatrapatha (path of the stars)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames death in battle not merely as an end but as a transition, presenting Drona’s departure as ascent to a celestial state; it also highlights the ethical weight of truthful witnessing—Sanjaya’s duty is to report events to the king without concealment.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Drona’s fall, Sanjaya tells Dhritarashtra that Drona has departed to heaven and entered the celestial ‘path of the stars,’ and that Sanjaya himself conveyed this news to the king.