Shloka 25
द्रोणवध-प्रश्नः
Droṇa’s Fall: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Inquiry
Devanagari script
रुक्मभाण्डप्रतिच्छन्ना: कौशेयसदृशा हरा:
Transliteration
rukmabhāṇḍa-praticchannāḥ kauśeya-sadṛśā harāḥ
Translation
サञ्जयは語った。黄金の金具に覆われ、黄褐の毛並みは上質の絹のように艶めいていた—武の華やぎが戦の壮麗を高める一方で、やがて訪れる高価な血の暴力をも予兆する。
Word by Word
रुक्मभाण्डप्रतिच्छन्नाःcovered with golden vessels/ornaments
रुक्मभाण्डप्रतिच्छन्नाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootरुक्मभाण्ड-प्रतिच्छन्न
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
कौशेयसदृशाःresembling silk
कौशेयसदृशाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकौशेय-सदृश
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
हराःlions
हराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootहर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)र
रुक्म (golden fittings/ornamentation)क
कौशेय (silk)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse uses vivid description of golden, silk-like sheen to show how war can appear glorious and alluring; ethically, it invites reflection on the contrast between outward splendor and the inner reality of violence and loss.
Sañjaya is describing the appearance of the warriors’ (or their mounts/gear) equipment—gold-adorned and tawny, shining like silk—within the Drona Parva battle account, emphasizing the visual grandeur of the battlefield scene.