Mahabharata 7.97.30 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 97, Shloka 30

शैनेयचरितम्

The Exploits of Śaineya/Sātyaki amid Encirclement

Devanagari script

पाण्डवानां तु सैन्येषु नास्ति कश्चित्‌ स भारत । दधार यो रणे बाणान्‌ द्रोणचापच्युतान्‌ प्रभो

Transliteration

pāṇḍavānāṃ tu sainyeṣu nāsti kaścit sa bhārata | dadhāra yo raṇe bāṇān droṇacāpacyutān prabho ||

Translation

Санджая сказал: О Бхарата, в войске Пандавов тогда не нашлось ни одного воина, кто на поле брани мог бы стойко вынести стрелы, слетавшие с лука Дроны.

Word by Word

• पाण्डवानाम्: of the Pandavas
• पाण्डवानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• सैन्येषु: in the armies
• सैन्येषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अस्ति: there is/exists
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present, 3, Singular

• कश्चित्: anyone/someone
• कश्चित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: कश्चित्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स: he/that (one)
• स: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• दधार: bore/endured
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• बाणान्: arrows
• बाणान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• द्रोण-चाप-च्युतान्: shot from Drona's bow
• द्रोण-चाप-च्युतान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्रोणचापच्युत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• प्रभो: O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra as addressed)
• Pāṇḍavas
• Droṇa (Droṇācārya)
• Droṇa’s bow
• arrows
• battlefield (raṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how sheer martial excellence can dominate the battlefield, reminding readers that in war the visible advantage may belong to the most skilled fighter, even when broader questions of dharma and justice remain unresolved. It also conveys the psychological reality of conflict: morale and endurance can collapse under an overwhelming assault.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Droṇa’s attack has become so formidable that no warrior in the Pāṇḍava host is able to bear the arrows he shoots from his bow. This functions as a narrative intensifier, portraying Droṇa as temporarily unstoppable.