Shloka 47

Devanagari script

सशरं तद्‌ धनुर्घोरें संन्यस्याथ रथे ततः । खड्गी रथादवप्लुत्य सहसा द्रोणमभ्ययात्‌,उनपर प्रहार करनेका वह अच्छा अवसर हाथ लगा जान प्रतापी धृष्टद्युम्मन बाणसहित अपने भयंकर धनुषको रथपर ही रखकर तलवार हाथमें ले उस रथसे उछलकर सहसा द्रोणाचार्यके पास जा पहुँचा

Transliteration

saśaraṃ tad dhanuḥ ghoraṃ saṃnyasyātha rathe tataḥ | khaḍgī rathād avaplutya sahasā droṇam abhyayāt ||

Translation

ສັນຊະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ຈັບໂອກາດທີ່ລາວເຫັນວ່າເໝາະສົມສໍາລັບການຟັນຟາດ ວີລະບຸລຸດ ທຣິສຕະດຸມນະ ໄດ້ວາງຄັນທະນູອັນນ່າຢ້ານ—ຍັງມີລູກທະນູ—ໄວ້ເທິງລົດຮົບ. ຖືດາບໃນມື ລາວໂດດລົງຈາກລົດ ແລະພຸ້ນເຂົ້າໄປຫາ ໂດຣະນາຈາຣຍະ ຢ່າງກະທັນຫັນ.

Word by Word

सशरम्together with arrows

तत्that

धनुःbow

घोरम्terrible

संन्यस्यhaving laid down/placed

अथthen

रथेon/in the chariot

ततःthereupon/from there

खड्गीsword-bearing (one with a sword)

रथात्from the chariot

अवप्लुत्यhaving leapt down

सहसाsuddenly/with force

द्रोणम्Drona

अभ्ययात्went up to/approached

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛṣṭadyumna

Droṇācārya (Droṇa)

chariot (ratha)

bow (dhanuḥ)

arrows (śara)

sword (khaḍga)

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?

The verse highlights how, in war, a warrior may abandon distance-weapons and choose direct confrontation when an opening appears. Ethically, it reflects the tension between strategic necessity and the gravity of attacking a revered teacher-figure, showing how battlefield dharma can press individuals toward decisive, even harsh, action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛṣṭadyumna perceives a favorable chance to strike Droṇa. He sets his bow with arrows on the chariot, takes up a sword, jumps down from the chariot, and rushes at Droṇācārya.