Shloka 9

द्रोण–सात्यकि-युद्धम्

Droṇa–Sātyaki Engagement

Devanagari script

ततोड्र्जुन:ः शर्रातान्‌ द्रोणस्थावार्य सायकैः । द्रोणमभ्यद्रवद्‌ बाणै्घोररूपैर्महत्तरै:,तब अर्जुनने अपने बाणोंद्वारा द्रोणाचार्यके बाण-समूहोंका निवारण करके बड़े-बड़े भयंकर बाणोंद्वारा उनपर आक्रमण किया

Transliteration

tato 'rjunaḥ śaravrātān droṇasyāvārya sāyakaiḥ | droṇam abhyadravad bāṇair ghorarūpair mahattarैḥ ||

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。そこでアルジュナは、自らの矢でドローナの矢の雨を防ぎ止め、ドローナへと突進し、恐るべき姿の大矢をもって攻めかかった。

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

अर्जुनःArjuna

शर-व्रातान्masses/volleys of arrows

द्रोणस्यof Drona

अवार्यhaving checked/warded off

सायकैःwith arrows

द्रोणम्Drona (as object)

अभ्यद्रवत्rushed/attacked (towards)

बाणैःwith arrows

घोर-रूपैःof terrible form

महत्-तरैःvery great, greater

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Arjuna

Droṇa (Droṇācārya)

arrows (śara/sāyaka/bāṇa)

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined action in a morally complex duty: Arjuna must oppose even a revered teacher when the demands of war and obligation require it, while maintaining focus and restraint rather than personal hatred.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna neutralizes (wards off) Droṇa’s incoming volleys of arrows and then advances to counterattack Droṇa with powerful, fearsome arrows.