Shloka 473

Droṇasya raudra-prayogaḥ

Droṇa’s intensified assault and the Pāṇḍava response

Devanagari script

पड्चाला: समकम्पन्त धृष्टद्युम्नपुरोगमा: । जैसे इन्द्र दानवोंको पीड़ा देते हैं, उसी प्रकार द्रोणाचार्यसे पीड़ित हो धृष्टद्युम्म आदि पांचाल योद्धा भयसे काँपने लगे

Transliteration

Pāñcālāḥ samakampanta dhṛṣṭadyumnapurogamāḥ | yathā Indro dānavān pīḍayati tathā Droṇācāryeṇa pīḍitā dhṛṣṭadyumnādayaḥ pāñcālā yoddhā bhayāt kampitum ārabdhāḥ ||

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ଧୃଷ୍ଟଦ୍ୟୁମ୍ନଙ୍କ ନେତୃତ୍ୱରେ ପାଞ୍ଚାଳ ଯୋଦ୍ଧାମାନେ ଦ୍ରୋଣାଚାର୍ଯ୍ୟଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ପୀଡିତ ହୋଇ କମ୍ପିତ ହେଲେ; ଯେପରି ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର ଦାନବମାନଙ୍କୁ ପୀଡା ଦିଅନ୍ତି, ସେପରି ସେମାନେ ଭୟରେ ଥରଥର କମ୍ପିଲେ।

Word by Word

• पाञ्चालाः: the Panchalas
• पाञ्चालाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• समकम्पन्त: trembled
• Type: Verb
• Root: कम्प्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• धृष्टद्युम्नपुरोगमाः: having Dhrishtadyumna in front / led by Dhrishtadyumna
• धृष्टद्युम्नपुरोगमाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धृष्टद्युम्न-पुरोगम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• पाञ्चालाः (Pāñcālas)
• धृष्टद्युम्न (Dhṛṣṭadyumna)
• द्रोणाचार्य (Droṇācārya)
• इन्द्र (Indra)
• दानव (Dānava)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical and psychological reality of war: even capable warriors can be overwhelmed by fear when confronted with superior force. It also suggests that power, when exercised like a divine scourge, can destabilize morale—reminding readers that victory is not only physical but also mental.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Pāñcāla fighters led by Dhṛṣṭadyumna are shaken with fear because Droṇācārya is afflicting them in battle, compared to Indra tormenting the Dānavas.