Shloka 10

दुःशासन-सहदेव-संक्षोभः; भीम-राधेय-गदायुद्धम्; द्रोण-पार्थ-अस्त्रसंग्रामः

Duhshasana–Sahadeva Clash; Bhima–Karna Mace Exchange; Drona–Arjuna Astra Duel

Devanagari script

द्रोणस्तु परमक्रुद्धों वायव्यास्त्रेण संयुगे

Transliteration

droṇas tu paramakruddho vāyavyāstreṇa saṁyuge

Translation

द्रोणस्तु परमक्रुद्धो वायव्यास्त्रेण संयुगे ।

Word by Word

• द्रोणः: Drona
• द्रोणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• परमक्रुद्धः: extremely enraged
• परमक्रुद्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमक्रुद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वायव्यास्त्रेण: with the Vayavya weapon (Wind-weapon)
• वायव्यास्त्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायव्यास्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• संयुगे: in battle
• संयुगे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयुग
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संयज उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Droṇa
• Sañjaya
• Vāyavya astra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the moral danger of anger in warfare: when rage governs judgment, one is prone to escalate conflict by deploying overwhelming force, challenging the ideal of self-control even within kṣatriya duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Droṇa, intensely angered during the fight, employs the Vāyavya astra—an advanced wind-based weapon—signaling a heightened and more destructive phase of the battle.