Shloka 48

Droṇasya raudra-prayogaḥ

Droṇa’s intensified assault and the Pāṇḍava response

Devanagari script

ततो दिव्यास्त्रविच्छूरो याज्ञसेनिर्महारथ:

Transliteration

tato divyāstravicchūro yājñasenir mahārathaḥ

Translation

ତାପରେ ଦିବ୍ୟାସ୍ତ୍ରର ବିକ୍ଷେପରେ ଦୀପ୍ତିମାନ ମହାରଥୀ ଯାଜ୍ଞସେନି ଯୁଦ୍ଧରେ ଅଗ୍ରସର ହେଲେ; ତାଙ୍କ ପରାକ୍ରମ ଯୁଦ୍ଧର ଭୟଙ୍କର ବେଗକୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଓ ଅସାଧାରଣ ଶକ୍ତିଧାରୀଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ଥିବା ଗୁରୁତର ଦାୟିତ୍ୱକୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ପ୍ରକାଶ କରୁଥିଲା।

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: indeclinable

• दिव्य-अस्त्र-वित्-शूरः: the hero who knows divine weapons
• दिव्य-अस्त्र-वित्-शूरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• याज्ञसेनिः: Yājñaseni (Dhrishtadyumna)
• याज्ञसेनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: याज्ञसेनि
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• महा-रथः: the great chariot-warrior
• महा-रथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yājñaseni (Dhṛṣṭadyumna)
• divyāstras (celestial weapons)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how extraordinary power (divyāstras) magnifies moral responsibility: brilliance in battle is not merely spectacle, but a reminder that the use of superior force carries grave consequences within the framework of kṣatriya-dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Yājñaseni (Dhṛṣṭadyumna) as a great warrior who is flashing with the use or readiness of celestial weapons, indicating an intensification of the combat in the Drona Parva battle sequence.