Shloka 3

Droṇa’s Withdrawal, Death, and the Kaurava Rout (द्रोणनिधन-प्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

नरनागाश्चवमथनं परमं लोमहर्षणम्‌ । द्रोणकर्णकृपा वीरा भीमपार्षतसात्यका:

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca

naranāgāś ca vamathanaṁ paramaṁ lomaharṣaṇam |

droṇakarṇakṛpā vīrā bhīmapārṣatasātyakāḥ ||

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ନର ଓ ଗଜମାନଙ୍କର ପରମ ଲୋମହର୍ଷଣକ ମଥନ-ସଦୃଶ ଘୋର କୋଳାହଳ ଉପସ୍ଥିତ ହେଲା। ସେଇ ଭୟାବହ ଘଷାଘଷିର କେନ୍ଦ୍ରରେ ଦ୍ରୋଣ, କର୍ଣ୍ଣ, କୃପ, ଭୀମ, ଧୃଷ୍ଟଦ୍ୟୁମ୍ନ (ପାର୍ଷତ) ଓ ସାତ୍ୟକି—ଏହି ବୀରମାନେ ଥିଲେ।

Word by Word

• नरनागाः: men and elephants
• नरनागाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर + नाग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• वमथनम्: churning; violent agitation (tumult)
• वमथनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वमथन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• परमम्: supreme; exceedingly great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• लोमहर्षणम्: hair-raising; thrilling
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोमहर्षण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• द्रोणकर्णकृपाः: Drona, Karna, and Kripa
• द्रोणकर्णकृपाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण + कर्ण + कृपा
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वीराः: heroes; warriors
• वीराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भीमपार्षतसात्यकाः: Bhima, Parshata (Dhrishtadyumna), and Satyaki
• भीमपार्षतसात्यकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम + पार्षत + सात्यकि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇa
• Karṇa
• Kṛpa (Kṛpācārya)
• Bhīma
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna (Pārṣata)
• Sātyaki
• men (warriors)
• elephants

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the terrifying scale of war—where even great heroes become agents within a violent ‘churning’ that overwhelms men and beasts alike—inviting reflection on the ethical cost of conflict even when framed as kṣatriya-duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports an intense phase of fighting in which the battlefield is thrown into a dreadful upheaval involving warriors and elephants, with major champions—Droṇa, Karṇa, Kṛpa, Bhīma, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, and Sātyaki—prominently engaged.