Mahabharata 7.105.36 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 105, Shloka 36

Duryodhana Seeks Droṇa’s Counsel; Imperative to Protect Jayadratha; Pāñcāla Assault on Duryodhana

Devanagari script

ततोडर्जुनो<स्त्रवीर्येण निजघ्ने तां वरूथिनीम्‌ । तत्र व्यज्रीकृता: पेतु: शतशो<5थ रथद्विपा:

Transliteration

tato 'rjuno 'stravīryeṇa nijaghne tāṁ varūthinīm | tatra vyajrīkṛtāḥ petuḥ śataśo 'tha rathadvipāḥ ||

Translation

សញ្ជ័យបាននិយាយ៖ បន្ទាប់មក អរជុនដោយអานุភាពនៃអាវុធរបស់ខ្លួន បានវាយបំបាក់កងទ័ពដែលរៀបជាជួរនោះ។ នៅទីនោះ រថ និងដំរីរាប់រយ គ្រឿងបង្គោល និងអវយវៈបែកបាក់ បានដួលរលំទៅលើដី។

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अस्त्रवीर्येण: by the power of (his) weapons
• अस्त्रवीर्येण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्रवीर्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• निजघ्ने: struck down, slew
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ताम्: that (her/it)
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• वरूथिनीम्: army, host
• वरूथिनीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरूथिनी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: Avyaya

• व्यज्रीकृताः: dismembered, broken-limbed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यज्रीकृत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural (past passive participle of √कृ with उपसर्ग व्य-; meaning 'made dismembered/disabled')

• पेतुः: fell down
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd person, Plural, Parasmaipada

• शतशः: by hundreds, in hundreds
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शतशः
• Form: Avyaya

• अथ: then, and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ
• Form: Avyaya

• रथद्विपाः: chariots and elephants
• रथद्विपाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथद्विप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Arjuna
• Kaurava army (varūthinī)
• chariots (ratha)
• elephants (dvipa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even within a dharma-framed war, the text does not romanticize violence: it highlights the real, large-scale ruin produced by weapon-skill. The ethical tension lies in fulfilling kṣatriya duty while recognizing the heavy cost borne by living beings and armies.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Arjuna, using powerful astras, breaks the Kaurava battle formation; as a result, hundreds of chariots and elephants are shattered and collapse on the battlefield.