Mahabharata 7.202.80 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 202, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

ततोडर्जुनं पड़भिरथाजघान द्रौणायनिर्दशभिवासुदेवम्‌ । भीम॑ दशार्धिर्युवराजं चतुर्भि- द्वभ्यां द्वाभ्यां मालवं पौरवं च

Transliteration

tato 'rjunaṁ ṣaḍbhir athājaghāna drauṇāyanir daśabhir vāsudevam | bhīmaṁ pañcārdhir yuvarājaṁ caturbhir dvābhyāṁ dvābhyāṁ mālavaṁ pauravaṁ ca ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Kemudian putera Droṇa memanah Arjuna dengan enam anak panah, Vāsudeva (Śrī Kṛṣṇa) dengan sepuluh, Bhīma dengan lima, putera Cedi dengan empat; dan dengan dua anak panah setiap seorang, dia mencederakan raja Mālava serta pahlawan Paurava itu.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from/thereafter')

• अर्जुनम्: Arjuna
• अर्जुनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• षड्भिः: with six (arrows)
• षड्भिः: Karana
• Type: Numeral/Adjective
• Root: षट्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural (agreeing with implied 'बाणैः')

• अथ: and then
• अथ: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ
• Form: Avyaya

• अजघान: struck/smote
• अजघान: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Aorist (luṅ), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• द्रौणायनिः: Drauni (son of Drona, Ashvatthama)
• द्रौणायनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौणायनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दशभिः: with ten (arrows)
• दशभिः: Karana
• Type: Numeral/Adjective
• Root: दशन्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural (agreeing with implied 'बाणैः')

• वासुदेवम्: Vasudeva (Krishna)
• वासुदेवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भीमम्: Bhima
• भीमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पञ्चभिः: with five (arrows)
• पञ्चभिः: Karana
• Type: Numeral/Adjective
• Root: पञ्चन्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural (agreeing with implied 'बाणैः')

• युवराजम्: the crown prince
• युवराजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युवराज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• चतुर्भिः: with four (arrows)
• चतुर्भिः: Karana
• Type: Numeral/Adjective
• Root: चतुर्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural (agreeing with implied 'बाणैः')

• द्वाभ्याम्: with two (arrows)
• द्वाभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Numeral/Adjective
• Root: द्वि
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Dual (agreeing with implied 'बाणाभ्याम्')

• द्वाभ्याम्: with two (arrows)
• द्वाभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Numeral/Adjective
• Root: द्वि
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Dual (agreeing with implied 'बाणाभ्याम्')

• मालवम्: the Malava (king/warrior)
• मालवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मालव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पौरवम्: the Paurava (king/warrior)
• पौरवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौरव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Avyaya

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna
• Droṇāyani (Aśvatthāmā)
• Vāsudeva (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• Bhīma
• Cedi (Caidya) prince (yuvarāja)
• Mālava king/warrior
• Paurava king/warrior
• arrows (bāṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse illustrates the war’s harsh impartiality: prowess and duty drive combat even against the greatest figures. Ethically, it reflects how dharma in battle can become entangled with anger and retaliation, intensifying suffering despite heroic ideals.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Aśvatthāmā (Droṇa’s son) shoots multiple arrows at key Pāṇḍava-side figures—Arjuna, Kṛṣṇa, Bhīma, the Cedi prince, and also the Mālava and Paurava leaders—wounding them in rapid succession.