Shloka 16

Droṇa Encircled at Night: Coalition Advance and Battlefield Omens (द्रोणपर्यावरणं रात्रियुद्धवर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

अनुलोमानिलै श्वाशु प्रदर्शितजयोदय: । भीमसेनो महाबाहु: कवची शुभकुण्डली

Transliteration

anulomānilaiḥ śvāśu pradarśitajayodayaḥ | bhīmaseno mahābāhuḥ kavacī śubha-kuṇḍalī ||

Translation

ສັນຊະຍະກ່າວວ່າ: ດ້ວຍລົມຫາຍໃຈທີ່ໄຫຼໄປຢ່າງສະໝ່ຳເສມ ແລະຖືກຄວບຄຸມ, ພີມເສນ ຜູ້ມີແຂນແຮງ ສວມເກາະ ແລະສວມຕຸ້ມຫູມົງຄຸນ ໄດ້ອອກຢືນປະກົດ ສະແດງການຜຸດຂຶ້ນຂອງໄຊຊະນະ ດັ່ງກັບເຮັດໃຫ້ຊັດວ່າອະນາຄົດແຫ່ງຊະນະກຳລັງໃກ້ເຂົ້າມາທ່າມກາງສົງຄາມ.

Word by Word

अनुलोमानिलैःby favorable (with-the-grain) winds

श्वाशुin the breath

प्रदर्शितmanifested/shown

जयोदयःrise of victory

भीमसेनःBhimasena

महाबाहुःmighty-armed

कवचीarmored, wearing mail

शुभकुण्डलीwearing auspicious earrings

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

armor (kavaca)

earrings (kuṇḍala)

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 inner control (steady breath, composure) expressed through outward readiness (armor, heroic bearing), suggesting that victory is supported not only by strength but by collected resolve and steadfastness in one’s warrior-duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Bhīma on the battlefield: he appears fully equipped and radiant, breathing steadily and projecting an unmistakable momentum toward victory—an image meant to convey confidence and the turning of the tide in combat.