Shloka 9

अध्याय ३१ — द्रोणानीके तुमुलसंग्रामः

The Tumultuous Battle around Droṇa’s Formation

Devanagari script

तथा भागविपर्यसे: संग्रामे भैरवे सति । वीरा: समासदन्‌ वीरान्‌ कुर्वन्तो भैरवं रवम्‌,इस प्रकार भागविपर्ययद्वारा भयंकर संग्राम आरम्भ होनेपर भैरव-गर्जना करते हुए उभय पक्षके वीरोंने विपक्षी वीरोंपर आक्रमण किया

Transliteration

tathā bhāga-viparyaye saṅgrāme bhairave sati | vīrāḥ samāsadan vīrān kurvanto bhairavaṃ ravam ||

Translation

サञ्जयは言った。「かくして、部隊の配列が乱れ不利に転じた混乱の中で恐るべき戦が始まるや、両軍の勇士たちは身の毛もよだつ咆哮を上げ、間合いを詰めて敵方の英雄へと襲いかかった。」

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• भाग-विपर्यये: in the reversal of fortune/lot
• भाग-विपर्यये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भागविपर्यय
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• संग्रामे: in battle
• संग्रामे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्राम
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• भैरवे: terrible, dreadful
• भैरवे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भैरव
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• सति: when (it) was/being (present)
• सति: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Locative, Singular

• वीराः: heroes, warriors
• वीराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• समासदन्: attacked, assailed, approached (for combat)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आस्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• वीरान्: heroes (as objects), warriors
• वीरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• कुर्वन्तः: making, producing
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भैरवम्: terrible
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भैरव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• रवम्: roar, cry, shout
• रवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• warriors (both sides)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the moral atmosphere of war: once battle turns chaotic and fearsome, human conduct is driven by momentum—roars, aggression, and reciprocal assault—highlighting how quickly order and restraint can be overwhelmed in violent conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that as the dreadful battle commenced amid confusion and shifting divisions, the heroes on both sides surged forward, shouting fiercely, and attacked the opposing warriors.