Mahabharata 7.92.27 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 92, Shloka 27

द्रोणपर्व — द्विनवति-तमोऽध्यायः

Sātyaki Pressed by Kauravas; Duryodhana and Kṛtavarmā Engagements

Devanagari script

अतिदिद्धाश्न नाराचैर्वमन्तो रुधिरं मुखै: । मुहूर्तान्न्यपतन्नन्ये वारणा वसुधातले,दो ही घड़ीमें और भी बहुत-से हाथी नाराचोंकी मारसे अत्यन्त क्षत-विक्षत होकर मुँहसे रक्त वमन करते हुए धरतीपर लोटने लगे

Transliteration

atididdhāśnārācair vamanto rudhiraṁ mukhaiḥ | muhūrtān nyapatann anye vāraṇā vasudhātale ||

Translation

ନାରାଚ ବାଣର ଆଘାତରେ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଛିନ୍ନଭିନ୍ନ ହୋଇ, ମୁହଁରୁ ରକ୍ତ ବାନ୍ତି କରୁଥିବା ଅବସ୍ଥାରେ, ଅଳ୍ପ ସମୟ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଆଉ ଅନେକ ହାତୀ ପୃଥିବୀତଳେ ଢଳିପଡ଼ିଲେ।

Word by Word

• अतिदिद्धाश्नाः: excessively scorched/tormented
• अतिदिद्धाश्नाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतिदिद्धाश्नु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• नाराचैः: by iron arrows (narācas)
• नाराचैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाराच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• वमन्तः: vomiting
• वमन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वम् (धातु)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, शतृ (present active participle)

• रुधिरम्: blood
• रुधिरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुधिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मुखैः: with/from (their) mouths
• मुखैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• मुहूर्तात्: after a short while / within a moment
• मुहूर्तात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• न्यपतन्: fell down
• न्यपतन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada, नि- (ny-)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वारणाः: elephants
• वारणाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वसुधातले: on the surface of the earth
• वसुधातले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुधातल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• vāraṇāḥ (elephants)
• nārāca (arrows)
• vasudhā (earth/ground)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the stark cost of war: power and size offer no refuge from suffering. It implicitly invites reflection on the ethical burden of violence and the tragic consequences that accompany even ‘duty-bound’ combat.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes the battlefield where elephants, struck and shredded by sharp nārāca arrows, begin to vomit blood and collapse to the ground in a short time, emphasizing the intensity of the fighting.