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Shloka 11

ततस्तद्‌ द्रोणपुत्रस्य तेजो5स्त्रबलसम्भवम्‌ । विगाहा[ तौ सुबलिनौ मायया55विशतां तथा,वहाँ पहुँचकर वे दोनों अत्यन्त बलवान वीर द्रोणपुत्रकी अस्त्र-शक्तिसे प्रकट हुई उस आगमें घुसकर मायाद्धारा उसमें प्रविष्ट हो गये

tatas tad droṇaputrasya tejo 'strabala-sambhavam | vigāhya tau subalinau māyayā viśatāṁ tathā ||

サンジャヤは言った。すると、並外れて強きその二人の勇士は、ドローナの子の武器の力より生じた燃えさかる光焔のエネルギーへと踏み込み、さらにマーヤー(幻力)によって、その中へも入り込んだ――本来なら踏破し得ぬものを、あたかも通り抜けるかのように。

ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
तत्that (thing/that power)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
द्रोणपुत्रस्यof Droṇa's son (Aśvatthāman)
द्रोणपुत्रस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootद्रोणपुत्र
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
तेजःsplendor; fiery energy
तेजः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतेजस्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
अस्त्रबलसम्भवम्arisen from the power of weapons
अस्त्रबलसम्भवम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootअस्त्र-बल-सम्भव
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
विगाह्यhaving plunged into; entering
विगाह्य:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-गाह्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
तौthose two
तौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
सुबलिनौvery strong
सुबलिनौ:
TypeAdjective
Rootसुबलिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
माययाby illusion; by magical power
मायया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमाया
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
अविशताम्they two entered
अविशताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-विश्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Dual, Parasmaipada
तथाthus; in that manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
D
Droṇa’s son (Aśvatthāman)
A
astra (weapon-force)
T
tejas (fiery energy/blaze)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights that in war, sheer force (astra-bala) can create seemingly insurmountable danger, yet warriors may rely on māyā—cunning, concealment, or extraordinary means—to pass through it. Ethically, it points to the Mahābhārata’s recurring tension between straightforward valor and survival through stratagem.

Two very powerful warriors reach the place where a fierce blaze/energy has manifested from Aśvatthāman’s weapon-power. They plunge into that fiery force and, using māyā, manage to enter/pass through it.