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Shloka 11

द्रोण–सात्यकि-युद्धम्

Droṇa–Sātyaki Engagement

तस्येषूनिषुभिश्कित्त्वा द्रोणो विव्याध तावुभौ । विषाग्निज्वलितप्रख्यैरिषुभि: कृष्णपाण्डवौ

tasyēṣūniṣubhiś chittvā droṇo vivyādha tāv ubhau | viṣāgnijvalitaprakhyair iṣubhiḥ kṛṣṇapāṇḍavau ||

サンジャヤは言った。ドローナは矢の連射で彼の矢を断ち落とし、ついで毒と火に燃えるかのような矢で、クリシュナとパーンダヴァ(アルジュナ)の二人を貫いた。

तस्यof him/that (of Drona)
तस्य:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
इषून्arrows
इषून्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइषु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
इषुभिःwith arrows
इषुभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootइषु
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
कित्त्वाhaving cut/struck down (i.e., having shattered)
कित्त्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootकृद् (कित्तयति/कित्तय्)
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite
द्रोणःDrona
द्रोणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्रोण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विव्याधpierced
विव्याध:
TypeVerb
Rootव्यध्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
तौthose two
तौ:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Dual
उभौboth
उभौ:
Karma
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootउभ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Dual
विषाग्नि-ज्वलित-प्रख्यैःwith (arrows) resembling blazing poison-fire
विषाग्नि-ज्वलित-प्रख्यैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootविष + अग्नि + ज्वलित + प्रख्य
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
इषुभिःwith arrows
इषुभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootइषु
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
कृष्ण-पाण्डवौKrishna and (the) Pandava (Arjuna)
कृष्ण-पाण्डवौ:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण + पाण्डव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Dual

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
D
Droṇa
K
Kṛṣṇa
P
Pāṇḍava (Arjuna)
A
arrows

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the uncompromising momentum of war and the exercise of kṣatriya prowess: skill answers skill, and even revered allies are not spared in combat. Ethically, it points to the grim reality that once dharma-yuddha becomes total war, restraint is strained and suffering escalates, demanding discernment about duty, limits, and consequence.

Sañjaya reports that Droṇa first cuts down the opponent’s arrows with his own volleys, then strikes both Kṛṣṇa and the Pāṇḍava (Arjuna) with fierce arrows described as seeming to blaze with poison and fire.