Shloka 48

Devanagari script

यत्र वध्यो भवेद्‌ द्रोण: सूतपुत्रश्न सानुग:

Transliteration

yatra vadhyo bhaved droṇaḥ sūtaputraś ca sānugaḥ

Translation

ଯେଉଁଠାରେ ଦ୍ରୋଣ ବଧ୍ୟ ହେବେ, ଏବଂ ଯେଉଁଠାରେ ସୂତପୁତ୍ର କର୍ଣ୍ଣ ମଧ୍ୟ ନିଜ ଅନୁଗମୀମାନଙ୍କ ସହିତ ବିନାଶ ପାଇଁ ଚିହ୍ନିତ ହେବେ…

Word by Word

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• वध्यः: to be slain, slayable
• वध्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वध्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भवेत्: would be / should become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• द्रोणः: Drona
• द्रोणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सूतपुत्रः: the charioteer's son (Karna)
• सूतपुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूतपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• अनुगः: follower, attendant
• अनुगः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇa
• Karṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames a morally charged wartime moment: even revered figures like Droṇa become ‘vadhya’ (liable to be slain) when the conflict reaches a point where duty, survival, and strategy override personal reverence—highlighting the tension between respect for teachers and the harsh necessities of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya is describing a critical juncture in the Kurukṣetra war in which the slaying of Droṇa is contemplated/foretold, and Karṇa (called sūtaputra) along with his supporters is also implicated in the unfolding destruction—setting the stage for decisive, consequential actions on the battlefield.