Shloka 48
Droṇasya raudra-prayogaḥ
Droṇa’s intensified assault and the Pāṇḍava response
Devanagari script
ततो दिव्यास्त्रविच्छूरो याज्ञसेनिर्महारथ:
Transliteration
tato divyāstravicchūro yājñasenir mahārathaḥ
Translation
サञ्जयは語った。――そのとき、天界の武器の放射に燃え立つ大車戦士ヤージュニャセニーは、戦場へと進み出た。その武威は、戦の恐るべき奔流と、並外れた力を握る者に課せられる重い責務とを、同時に示していた。
Word by Word
ततःthen; thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
Formindeclinable
दिव्य-अस्त्र-वित्-शूरःthe hero who knows divine weapons
दिव्य-अस्त्र-वित्-शूरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशूर
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
याज्ञसेनिःYājñaseni (Dhrishtadyumna)
याज्ञसेनिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयाज्ञसेनि
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
महा-रथःthe great chariot-warrior
महा-रथः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaY
Yājñaseni (Dhṛṣṭadyumna)D
divyāstras (celestial weapons)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 highlights how extraordinary power (divyāstras) magnifies moral responsibility: brilliance in battle is not merely spectacle, but a reminder that the use of superior force carries grave consequences within the framework of kṣatriya-dharma.
Sañjaya describes Yājñaseni (Dhṛṣṭadyumna) as a great warrior who is flashing with the use or readiness of celestial weapons, indicating an intensification of the combat in the Drona Parva battle sequence.