Shloka 37
Devanagari script
द्रोणेन च्छाद्यमानौ तु क्रुद्धौ संग्राममूर्धनि
Transliteration
droṇena cchādyamānau tu kruddhau saṅgrāmamūrdhani
Translation
द्रोणेन छाद्यमानौ तु क्रुद्धौ संग्राममूर्धनि । तस्य प्रहारवेगेन तौ समरेऽभिभूतौ बभूवतुः ॥
Word by Word
द्रोणेनby Droṇa
द्रोणेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootद्रोण
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
च्छाद्यमानौbeing covered/overwhelmed
च्छाद्यमानौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootछाद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
क्रुद्धौangry
क्रुद्धौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रुद्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
संग्राम-मूर्धनिon the battlefield’s forefront/in the thick of battle
संग्राम-मूर्धनि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसंग्राममूर्धन्
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
DroṇaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in war, anger and momentum can make even great fighters vulnerable: tactical superiority (here, Droṇa’s pressure) can ‘cover’ or overwhelm opponents, reminding readers that skill and composure matter as much as valor.
Sañjaya describes a critical moment in the battle where two enraged combatants (implied by the dual forms) are being pressed and obscured by Droṇa’s attack at the very forefront of the fighting.