Shloka 38
Droṇa’s Rebuke to Duryodhana after Jayadratha’s Fall (द्रोणेन दुर्योधनं प्रति प्रत्युक्तिः)
Devanagari script
विव्याध चैनं दशभि: सम्यगस्तै: शरोत्तमै:
Transliteration
vivyādha cainaṃ daśabhiḥ samyag astaiḥ śarottamaiḥ
Translation
विव्याध चैनं दशभिः सम्यगस्तैः शरोत्तमैः।
Word by Word
विव्याधpierced
विव्याध:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootव्यध्
Formलिट् (परोक्शभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथम, एकवचन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एनम्him
एनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (एतद्-प्रत्ययान्त सर्वनाम)
Formपुं, द्वितीया, एकवचन
दशभिःwith ten
दशभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदशन्
Formपुं, तृतीया, बहुवचन
सम्यक्properly, well
सम्यक्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम्यक्
अस्तैःwith weapons/missiles
अस्तैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअस्त्र
Formनपुं, तृतीया, बहुवचन
शरोत्तमैःwith excellent arrows
शरोत्तमैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootशरोत्तम
Formपुं, तृतीया, बहुवचन
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaA
arrows (śara)M
missiles/weapons (astra)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the disciplined precision of a warrior’s action—skillfully executed violence within the battlefield context—inviting reflection on how competence and resolve can coexist with the heavy ethical cost of war.
Sañjaya reports that a combatant strikes his opponent by piercing him with ten superb, well-aimed arrows, marking a sharp intensification in the duel or exchange of missiles.