Shloka 28

Droṇa’s Renewed Advance toward Yudhiṣṭhira; Fall of Satyajit and Allied Recoil (द्रोणस्य युधिष्ठिरप्रेप्सा—सत्यजितः पतनम्)

Devanagari script

पार्षत: शरजालेन क्षिप्रं प्रच्छाद्य दुर्मुखम्‌ । भारद्वाजं शरौघेण महता समवारयत्‌,धष्टद्युम्नने शीघ्र ही अपने बाणोंके जालसे दुर्मुखको आच्छादित करके महान्‌ बाणसमूहद्वारा द्रोणाचार्यको भी आगे बढ़नेसे रोक दिया

Transliteration

pārṣataḥ śarajālena kṣipraṁ pracchādya durmukham | bhāradvājaṁ śaraughena mahatā samavārayat ||

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ପାର୍ଷତପୁତ୍ର ଧୃଷ୍ଟଦ୍ୟୁମ୍ନ ଶୀଘ୍ର ଶରଜାଳରେ ଦୁର୍ମୁଖକୁ ଆଚ୍ଛାଦିତ କଲା; ଏବଂ ମହା ଶରଘାତରେ ଭାରଦ୍ୱାଜପୁତ୍ର ଦ୍ରୋଣଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ରୋକିଦେଲା, ଯେପରି ସେ ଆଗେ ବଢ଼ିପାରିଲେ ନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

• पार्षतः: the son of Prishata (Dhrishtadyumna)
• पार्षतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्षत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शरजालेन: with a net of arrows
• शरजालेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरजाल
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• क्षिप्रम्: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षिप्र

• प्रच्छाद्य: having covered
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-छद्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• दुर्मुखम्: Durmukha
• दुर्मुखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्मुख
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भारद्वाजम्: the Bharadvaja (Drona)
• भारद्वाजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारद्वाज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शरौघेण: with a flood/mass of arrows
• शरौघेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरौघ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• महता: great, mighty
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• समवारयत्: checked, restrained, stopped
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√वृ (वारयति)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna (Pārṣata)
• Durmukha
• Droṇācārya (Bhāradvāja)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores battlefield restraint and strategy: a warrior may aim not only to kill but to immobilize and prevent an enemy’s advance, using skill proportionate to the immediate tactical need—an aspect of disciplined conduct amid the chaos of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛṣṭadyumna rapidly unleashes dense volleys of arrows, first blanketing Durmukha, then sending a mighty stream of shafts to block Droṇa (Bhāradvāja’s son) from moving forward, thereby halting their momentum in the fight.