Shloka 19

भीमसेनस्य वेगाभिपातः—विशोकसारथिसंवादश्च

Bhīma’s surge and dialogue with charioteer Viśoka

Devanagari script

ततो द्रौणिमहाराज शरवर्षेण मारिष

Transliteration

tato drauṇimahārāja śaravarṣeṇa māriṣa

Translation

नंतर, हे महाराज, द्रोणपुत्र अश्वत्थाम्यावर बाणांचा वर्षाव झाला, हे मारिष.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (पञ्चमी-प्रयोगार्थकः)

• द्रौणि: O son of Droṇa (Aśvatthāman)
• द्रौणि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन

• शरवर्षेण: with a shower of arrows
• शरवर्षेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरवर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-एकवचन

• मारिष: O venerable one; O sir
• मारिष: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Drauṇi (Aśvatthāmā)
• arrows (śara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the Mahābhārata’s recurring ethical tension: in war, skill and courage are constantly countered by greater force, revealing how quickly violence multiplies and how a warrior’s duty (kṣātra-dharma) is tested under overwhelming pressure.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Drauṇi (Aśvatthāmā) is met with a dense ‘rain’ of arrows—signaling an intense exchange in the Karṇa Parva battle sequence where combatants attempt to suppress or break the opponent through concentrated missile fire.