Shloka 15
द्रोणपर्व अध्याय ६७ — अर्जुनस्य प्रवेशः, श्रुतायुध-वधः, सुदक्षिण-वधः
Arjuna’s advance; deaths of Śrutāyudha and Sudakṣiṇa
Devanagari script
तत्र सम सूदा: क्रोशन्ति सुमृष्टमणिकुण्डला:
Transliteration
tatra sama sūdāḥ krośanti sumṛṣṭamaṇikuṇḍalāḥ
Translation
तत्र सूताः समं क्रोशन्ति सुमृष्टमणिकुण्डलाः, कलहकोलाहले महाशब्दं कुर्वन्तः।
Word by Word
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
Formindeclinable (locative adverb)
समtogether; in unison
सम:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम
Formindeclinable (adverb)
सूदाःcharioteers
सूदाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसूद
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
क्रोशन्तिcry out; shout
क्रोशन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootक्रुश्
Formpresent tense (laṭ), parasmaipada, 3rd person, plural
सुमृष्टमणिकुण्डलाःhaving well-polished jeweled earrings
सुमृष्टमणिकुण्डलाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसुमृष्ट-मणि-कुण्डल
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
sūdāḥ (charioteers)M
maṇikuṇḍalāḥ (jeweled earrings)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 that the devastation of war is not confined to famed heroes; it spreads to attendants and ordinary participants as well. Their cries and agitation point to the ethical reality that violence multiplies suffering across all ranks.
Nārada describes a scene on the battlefield where the charioteers, identifiable even by their ornaments, are crying out in alarm. It conveys confusion and distress in the midst of the ongoing conflict.