Mahabharata 7.193.10 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 193, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

स शरक्षयमासाद्य पुत्रशोकेन चार्दित: । विविधानां च दिव्यानामस्त्राणामप्रसादत:

Transliteration

sa śarakṣayam āsādya putraśokena cārditaḥ | vividhānāṃ ca divyānām astrāṇām aprasādataḥ ||

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ଶରକ୍ଷୟ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ହୋଇ, ପୁତ୍ରଶୋକରେ ପୀଡିତ ହୋଇ, ଏବଂ ନାନାପ୍ରକାର ଦିବ୍ୟାସ୍ତ୍ର ଅପ୍ରସନ୍ନ ଥିବାରୁ ପ୍ରକଟ ନ ହେଲେ, ଦ୍ରୋଣ ଋଷିମାନଙ୍କ ବଚନ ମାନି ଶସ୍ତ୍ର ତ୍ୟାଗ କରିବାକୁ ଉଦ୍ୟତ ହେଲେ। ତେଣୁ ତେଜରେ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଥିଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ ସେ ପୂର୍ବପରି ଯୁଦ୍ଧ କଲେ ନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• शरक्षयम्: the exhaustion of arrows
• शरक्षयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरक्षय
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• आसाद्य: having reached/encountered
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√सद्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), active

• पुत्रशोकेन: by grief for (his) son
• पुत्रशोकेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्रशोक
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

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

• अर्दितः: afflicted/tormented
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्द्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), masculine, nominative, singular

• विविधानाम्: of various kinds
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: neuter, genitive, plural

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

• दिव्यानाम्: of divine
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: neuter, genitive, plural

• अस्त्राणाम्: of weapons/missiles
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र
• Form: neuter, genitive, plural

• अप्रसादतः: due to non-manifestation/non-availability (lit. from non-favor)
• अप्रसादतः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्रसाद
• Form: masculine, ablative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇācārya (Drona)
• son of Drona (Aśvatthāmā, implied)
• divyāstras (celestial weapons)
• ṛṣis/maharṣis (seers, implied by the contextual note)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even a mighty warrior’s prowess is bounded by inner condition and moral restraint: grief can weaken resolve, and dharmic obedience (to the counsel of seers) can lead one to relinquish violence despite possessing great power.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya explains why Drona’s fighting slackens: his arrows are depleted, he is crushed by sorrow for his son, and his divine weapons do not arise for him; thus he becomes inclined to set down his arms, and so does not battle with his former intensity.