Mahabharata 7.92.10 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 92, Shloka 10

द्रोणपर्व — द्विनवति-तमोऽध्यायः

Sātyaki Pressed by Kauravas; Duryodhana and Kṛtavarmā Engagements

Devanagari script

तान्‌ दृष्टवा पततस्तृूणमड्कुशैरभिचोदितान्‌ । व्यालम्बहस्तान्‌ संरब्धान्‌ सपक्षानिव पर्वतान्‌

Transliteration

tān dṛṣṭvā patatas tūrṇam aṅkuśair abhichoditān | vyālambahastān saṃrabdhān sapakṣān iva parvatān ||

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ମହାବତମାନଙ୍କ ଅଙ୍କୁଶରେ ହାଙ୍କାଯାଇ, ସୁଣ୍ଡ ଉଠାଇ, କ୍ରୋଧରେ ଭରି, ପକ୍ଷଧାରୀ ପର୍ବତ ସଦୃଶ ସେହି ହାତୀମାନେ ମହାବେଗରେ ଅର୍ଜୁନଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ଧାଇ ଆସିଲେ। ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ନିଜ ଉପରେ ପଡ଼ିଆସୁଥିବା ଦେଖି, ମନୁଷ୍ୟମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ସିଂହସମ ପରାକ୍ରମୀ ଅର୍ଜୁନ ଭୟଙ୍କର ସିଂହନାଦ କରି, ଭୟହୀନ ଭାବେ ବାଣଦ୍ୱାରା ଶତ୍ରୁଙ୍କ ଗଜସେନାକୁ ସଂହାର କଲେ।

Word by Word

• तान्: those (them)
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• पततः: falling / rushing
• पततः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पतत्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• तृणम्: grass (as straw)
• तृणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अङ्कुशैः: with goads
• अङ्कुशैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्कुश
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अभिचोदितान्: urged on / driven
• अभिचोदितान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-चुद्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• व्यालम्बहस्तान्: having uplifted/raised trunks (lit. hands)
• व्यालम्बहस्तान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यालम्ब-हस्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• संरब्धान्: enraged / furious
• संरब्धान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सं-रभ्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle; adjectival), Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सपक्षान्: winged (with wings)
• सपक्षान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-पक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• इव: like / as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• पर्वतान्: mountains
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• अर्जुन (Arjuna)
• गज/हस्ती (elephants)
• अंकुश (elephant-goad)
• बाण (arrows)
• गजसेना (elephant-corps)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights steadfast courage and composure under pressure: even when confronted by a terrifying, fast-charging elephant force, the warrior acts without fear and with focused skill. Ethically, it reflects the kṣatriya ideal of meeting aggression with disciplined resistance rather than panic.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a battlefield moment where enemy elephants, goaded forward with aṅkuśas and charging with raised trunks, surge toward Arjuna. Arjuna responds with a lion-like roar and uses volleys of arrows to rout and destroy the elephant-corps.