Shloka 49

धृष्टद्युम्नस्य द्रोणरथारोহণं सात्यकेः प्रतिरक्षणं च | Dhrishtadyumna Boards Droṇa’s Chariot; Sātyaki’s Counter-Protection

Devanagari script

पीड्यमान: शरैस्ती&णै: कर्णद्रोणकृपादिभि:

Transliteration

pīḍyamānaḥ śarais tīkṣṇaiḥ karṇa-droṇa-kṛpādibhiḥ

Translation

ສັນຊະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ເຂົາຖືກກົດຂີ່ຢ່າງໜັກດ້ວຍລູກສອນອັນແຫຼມຄົມ ທີ່ຍິງມາຈາກ ກັນນະ, ໂດຣນະ, ກຣິປະ ແລະວີຣະບຸລຸດຜູ້ເລີດອື່ນໆ.

Word by Word

• पीड्यमानः: being afflicted/tormented
• पीड्यमानः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीड् (धातु) → पीड्यमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शरैः: by arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तीक्ष्णैः: sharp
• तीक्ष्णैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीक्ष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• कर्णद्रोणकृपादिभिः: by Karna, Drona, Kripa and others
• कर्णद्रोणकृपादिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण + द्रोण + कृप + आदि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Karṇa
• Droṇa
• Kṛpa
• arrows (śara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line underscores the harsh reality of kṣatriya warfare: when many eminent warriors focus their force, even a great fighter can be overwhelmed. Ethically, it highlights the weight of collective aggression and the endurance demanded by duty amid extreme suffering.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that a warrior (implied from context) is being intensely pressed in battle, struck by piercing arrows from Karṇa, Droṇa, Kṛpa, and other allied champions, indicating a concentrated assault at a critical moment in the fighting.