Mahabharata 7.165.34 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 165, Shloka 34
Droṇa’s Withdrawal, Death, and the Kaurava Rout (द्रोणनिधन-प्रसङ्गः)
तद् देवगन्धर्वसमाकुलं च यक्षासुरेन्द्राप्सरसां गणैश्न
tad devagandharvasamākulaṃ ca yakṣāsurendrāpsarasāṃ gaṇaiḥ
சஞ்சயன் கூறினான்—அந்தக் காட்சி தேவர்கள், கந்தர்வர்கள் எனக் குவிந்தது; மேலும் யக்ஷர்கள், அசுரேந்திரர்கள், அப்சரஸ்களின் கூட்டங்களும் அங்கே திரண்டன.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that acts on the battlefield—especially climactic, dharma-charged moments—are not merely human affairs; they are witnessed by the wider cosmic order. This framing invites ethical reflection: one’s conduct in war is accountable beyond immediate victory or loss.
Sañjaya describes a spectacle so extraordinary that it draws multitudes of celestial beings—Devas, Gandharvas, Yakṣas, Asura-lords, and Apsarases—who gather as onlookers around the event previously mentioned in the surrounding verses.
Ask anything about this verse
Curious about the meaning, context, or a word? Ask, and continue the conversation in the Vedapath app.
A free Google sign-in keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Mahabharata in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with audio, word-by-word meanings, and more.