Shloka 7

Droṇa’s Withdrawal, Death, and the Kaurava Rout (द्रोणनिधन-प्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

ततः: सर्वाणि सैन्यानि सेनागोपाश्ष भारत । व्यमुहन्त रणे तत्र तमसा संवृते सति

Transliteration

tataḥ sarvāṇi sainyāni senāgopāś ca bhārata | vyamuhanta raṇe tatra tamasā saṃvṛte sati ||

Translation

ನಂತರ, ಹೇ ಭಾರತ, ಎಲ್ಲೆಡೆ ಕತ್ತಲೆ ಆವರಿಸಿದಾಗ, ಆ ರಣಭೂಮಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಸೇನೆಗಳೂ ಮತ್ತು ಸೇನಾಧಿಪತಿಗಳೂ ಮತ್ತೆ ಯುದ್ಧವ್ಯೂಹಗಳನ್ನು ಪುನರ್ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಗೊಳಿಸಿದರು.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

सर्वाणिall

सैन्यानिarmies, troops

सेनागोपाःarmy-guards (commanders/wardens of the army)

भारतO Bharata

व्यमुहन्तthey arranged/drew up (in battle array)

रणेin battle

तत्रthere

तमसाby darkness

संवृतेwhen (it was) covered/enveloped

सतिwhen being/while it was (so)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra as addressee)

armies (sainyāni)

army commanders (senāgopāḥ)

darkness (tamas)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid darkness and confusion, collective duty (svadharma) in war is shown through discipline, leadership, and coordinated action; the verse highlights how order is deliberately restored when conditions threaten to dissolve it.

What is happening in the narrative?

As darkness covers the battlefield, all forces—along with their commanders—rearrange themselves into new battle formations, indicating a tactical reset in response to reduced visibility and heightened uncertainty.