Shloka 87
वासवी-शक्तेः प्रयोगः, घटोत्कच-वधोत्तर-शोकः, व्यासोपदेशश्च
The Vāsavī Spear’s Use, Post-Ghaṭotkaca Grief, and Vyāsa’s Counsel
Devanagari script
ततो मायाधरं द्रौणिर्घटोत्कचसुतं दिवि
Transliteration
tato māyādharaṃ drauṇir ghaṭotkacasutaṃ divi
Translation
ततो मायाधरं द्रौणिर्घटोत्कचसुतं दिवि।
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययः)
मायाधरम्the wielder of illusion
मायाधरम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमायाधर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
द्रौणिःDrauni (son of Drona; Ashvatthaman)
द्रौणिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्रौणि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
घटोत्कचसुतम्the son of Ghatotkacha
घटोत्कचसुतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootघटोत्कचसुत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
दिविin the sky
दिवि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदिव् (प्रातिपदिक: द्यौ/दिव्)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन
Speaker
सयजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaA
Aśvatthāman (Drauṇi)D
DroṇaG
GhaṭotkacaG
Ghaṭotkaca’s sonCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how warfare can devolve into contests of deception and extraordinary power (māyā), raising ethical tension: victory pursued through illusion may destabilize the expected norms of fair combat, even when framed within kṣatriya duty.
Sañjaya reports that Aśvatthāman (Droṇa’s son) confronts or observes the son of Ghaṭotkaca moving in the sky and wielding māyā, indicating an aerial, supernatural phase of battle between elite champions.