Shloka 14

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

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

Devanagari script

भारद्वाजं शरौघाभ्यां महद्भ्यामभ्यवर्षताम्‌ | तो तथा सूंजयाश्वैव पञ्चालाश्न महौजस:

Transliteration

Bhāradvājaṃ śaraughābhyāṃ mahadbhyām abhyavarṣatām | to tathā saṃjayāś caiva pañcālāś ca mahaujasaḥ ||

Translation

भारद्वाजं शरौघाभ्यां महद्भ्यामभ्यवर्षताम् । तथा सञ्जयाश्चैव पञ्चालाश्च महौजसः ॥

Word by Word

• भारद्वाजम्: Bharadvaja (Drona)
• भारद्वाजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारद्वाज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शरौघाभ्याम्: with two torrents/volleys of arrows
• शरौघाभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर-ओघ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Dual

• महद्भ्याम्: great, mighty (two)
• महद्भ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Dual

• अभ्यवर्षताम्: they rained down upon
• अभ्यवर्षताम्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृष् (वर्षति) + अभि
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Dual, Parasmaipada

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• सूंजयाश्च: the Sṛñjayas (warriors)
• सूंजयाश्च: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूंजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• पञ्चालाः: the Panchalas
• पञ्चालाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चाल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• महौजसः: of great might/energy
• महौजसः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महौजस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संयज उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhāradvāja (lineage reference)
• Droṇa
• Pāñcālas
• arrows (śara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the harsh reality of kṣatriya warfare: duty and valor are enacted through relentless combat, yet the very imagery of being ‘rained upon’ by arrows invites reflection on the moral gravity and human cost that accompany martial duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that warriors unleash a powerful, continuous volley of arrows upon Droṇa (identified by his Bhāradvāja lineage), and that the mighty Pāñcālas likewise intensify the assault, pressing him with sustained missile fire.