Shloka 52

Droṇasya raudra-prayogaḥ

Droṇa’s intensified assault and the Pāṇḍava response

Devanagari script

ते कम्प्यमाना द्रोणेन बाणै: पाण्डवसृञ्जया:

Transliteration

te kampyamānā droṇena bāṇaiḥ pāṇḍavasṛñjayāḥ

Translation

ते कम्प्यमाना द्रोणेन बाणैः पाण्डवसृञ्जयाः, रणमध्ये परीताः सन्तो व्यथिताः समपद्यन्त।

Word by Word

• ते: they (those)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कम्प्यमानाः: being shaken/trembling
• कम्प्यमानाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कम्प्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, Present passive participle (शानच्), passive sense

• द्रोणेन: by Droṇa
• द्रोणेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• बाणैः: with arrows
• बाणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• पाण्डव-सृञ्जयाः: the Pāṇḍavas and the Sṛñjayas
• पाण्डव-सृञ्जयाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव + सृञ्जय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇa
• Pāṇḍavas
• Sṛñjayas
• arrows (bāṇāḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the moral and psychological reality of war: even those aligned with a righteous cause can be shaken when confronted by overwhelming skill and force. It implicitly points to the need for steadiness (dhairya) and disciplined resolve amid adversity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Droṇa is striking the Pāṇḍava-Sṛñjaya forces with volleys of arrows, causing them to tremble and lose composure under his assault.