Shloka 125

Devanagari script

ततो द्रौणिमहाराज भीमसेनस्य सारथिम्‌

Transliteration

tato drauṇimahārāja bhīmasenasya sārathim

Translation

ສັນຊະຍະໄດ້ກ່າວວ່າ: “ແລ້ວແຕ່ນັ້ນ ໂອ ພຣະມະຫາກະສັດ, ອັສວັດຖາມັນ ບຸດຂອງດຣົນ ໄດ້ເລັ່ງເຂົ້າໄປເລັ່ງເປົ້າໝາຍທີ່ສາຣະຖີຂອງພີມະເສນ.”

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततस्

• द्रौणि: Drauni (son of Drona, Ashvatthaman)
• द्रौणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौणि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भीमसेनस्य: of Bhimasena
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सारथिम्: charioteer
• सारथिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारथि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman)
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Sārathi (Bhīma's charioteer)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights how, in the chaos of war, even supporting figures like charioteers become targets—raising ethical tension between battlefield expediency and the ideal of fighting worthy opponents.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Aśvatthāman (Drauṇi) turns his attention toward Bhīma’s charioteer, indicating a tactical move against Bhīma’s mobility and effectiveness in battle.