Shloka 33

Droṇasya raudra-prayogaḥ

Droṇa’s intensified assault and the Pāṇḍava response

Devanagari script

ततः प्रयाते सहसा भारद्वाजे महारथे

Transliteration

tataḥ prayāte sahasā bhāradvāje mahārathe

Translation

ततः प्रयाते सहसा भारद्वाजे महारथे, रणभूमौ क्षणेनैव प्रवृत्तिरन्यथा बभूव; शीघ्रवेगेन कर्माणि निर्णायकदिशं जग्मुः, धर्मसंकटे युद्धस्य।

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततस्
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/then')

• प्रयाते: went forth; departed
• प्रयाते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या (धातु: या)
• Form: Perfect/Periphrastic perfect (लिट्), 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada

• सहसा: suddenly; abruptly
• सहसा: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्
• Form: Avyaya (instrumental adverbial usage)

• भारद्वाजे: in/with respect to Bhāradvāja (Droṇa)
• भारद्वाजे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारद्वाज
• Form: Masculine, locative singular

• महारथे: in the great charioteer
• महारथे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, locative singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhāradvāja (Droṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights how a single decisive movement by a leading warrior can rapidly alter the battlefield situation, underscoring the tension between martial duty (kṣātra-dharma) and the ethical weight of actions taken in haste during war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Droṇa—referred to by his lineage-name Bhāradvāja and praised as a mahāratha—suddenly advances/sets out, introducing a new phase of action in the ongoing battle.