Shloka 46
Droṇasya raudra-prayogaḥ
Droṇa’s intensified assault and the Pāṇḍava response
Devanagari script
बहूनीह विकुर्वाणो दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि संयुगे
Transliteration
bahūnīha vikurvāṇo divyāny astrāṇi saṁyuge
Translation
सञ्जय उवाच—बहूनीह विकुर्वाणो दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि संयुगे ।
Word by Word
बहूनिmany
बहूनि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootबहु
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
इहhere
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
विकुर्वाणःperforming, displaying (doing in various ways)
विकुर्वाणः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवि + कृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, शतृ (present active participle)
दिव्यानिdivine, celestial
दिव्यानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
अस्त्राणिweapons (missiles)
अस्त्राणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअस्त्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
संयुगेin battle
संयुगे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसंयुग
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
divyāni astrāṇi (celestial weapons)S
saṁyuga (battlefield/war)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 underscores how warfare in the Mahābhārata is not merely physical but also shaped by extraordinary, divinely sanctioned powers; it implicitly raises ethical tension about the escalation of violence when celestial weapons are brought into human conflict.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a warrior on the battlefield is actively exhibiting and unleashing numerous divine astras, indicating an intensification of the combat and the display of high martial capability.