Shloka 56
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 95 — Sātyaki’s Breakthrough and the Routing of Allied Contingents
Devanagari script
भूरिद्रुमलतागुल्मं शुष्केन्धनतृणोलपम्
Transliteration
bhūridrumalatāgulmaṃ śuṣkendhanatṛṇolapam
Translation
सञ्जय उवाच—भूरिद्रुमलतागुल्मं यत्, तत् शुष्केन्धनतृणोलपं बभूव।
Word by Word
भूरिmuch, many
भूरि:
TypeAdjective
Rootभूरि
Formindeclinable (used adjectivally: 'much/many')
द्रुमलतागुल्मम्trees, creepers, and shrubs (as a mass)
द्रुमलतागुल्मम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्रुम + लता + गुल्म
Formneuter, accusative, singular
शुष्केन्धनतृणोलपम्dry fuel-wood, grass, and straw/chaff (as a mass)
शुष्केन्धनतृणोलपम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशुष्क + इन्धन + तृण + उलप
Formneuter, accusative, singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the ethical weight of war by showing how violence does not only fell warriors but also devastates the natural world, turning a once-lush landscape into dry, lifeless debris—an implicit reminder of the far-reaching consequences of adharma-driven conflict.
Sanjaya is describing the battlefield environment: an area that had been rich with trees, vines, and shrubs is now portrayed as withered and broken, like dry firewood and straw, emphasizing the ruin surrounding the combat.