Mahabharata 7.112.37 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 112, Shloka 37

द्रोणपर्व (अध्याय ११२) — कर्णभीमयोर्युद्धम्, दुर्योधनस्य रक्षणादेशः

Droṇa-parva 112: Karṇa–Bhīma Engagement and Duryodhana’s Protective Order

Devanagari script

पूरितो वासुदेवेन शड्खराट्‌ स्वनते भृशम्‌ | युध्यमानेषु वीरेषु सैन्धवस्याभिरक्षिषु

Transliteration

pūrito vāsudevena śaṅkharāṭ svanate bhṛśam | yudhyamāneṣu vīreṣu saindhavasyābhirakṣiṣu ||

Translation

వాసుదేవుని శ్వాసతో నిండిన శంఖరాజు మహా బలంతో గర్జించెను. సైంధవుడు (జయద్రథుడు) రక్షణకు నియమితులైన వీరులు యుద్ధంలో నిమగ్నులై ఉండగా, అర్జునుని రథ సమీపంలో మీ కుమారుడూ సైన్యమూ కేకలు వేయుచుండిరి; చుట్టూరా కలకలంలో గాండీవ ధనుస్సు టంకారం క్షణకాలం మునిగిపోయెను.

Word by Word

• पूरितः: filled (blown/filled with breath)
• पूरितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूरित (√पॄ/पूर्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वासुदेवेन: by Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
• वासुदेवेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• शङ्खराजः: the king of conches (chief conch)
• शङ्खराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्खराज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्वनते: sounds/resounds
• स्वनते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्वन्
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada

• भृशम्: loudly, greatly
• भृशम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृशम्

• युध्यमानेषु: while (the) warriors were fighting / among those fighting
• युध्यमानेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युध्यमान (√युध्)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• वीरेषु: among the heroes/warriors
• वीरेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• सैन्धवस्य: of Saindhava (Jayadratha)
• सैन्धवस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्धव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अभिरक्षिषु: among the protectors/guards
• अभिरक्षिषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिरक्षि (√रक्ष्)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Vāsudeva (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• Śaṅkharāṭ (Pāñcajanya conch)
• Saindhava (Jayadratha)
• Arjuna
• Gāṇḍīva (bow)
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son (Duryodhana implied)
• Kaurava troops

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in the chaos of war, symbols of resolve and righteous purpose—here, Kṛṣṇa’s conch-blast—serve to steady allies and challenge opponents. The verse also hints at the ethical weight of collective action: many warriors risk their lives to protect a single strategic figure (Jayadratha), showing how duty, loyalty, and strategy can concentrate violence around one objective.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kṛṣṇa blows the chief conch (Pāñcajanya), producing a thunderous sound. At the same time, the warriors assigned to guard Jayadratha are actively fighting. Near Arjuna’s chariot, the Kaurava side (your son and soldiers) raise loud cries, and the usual audible marker of Arjuna’s prowess—the twang of the Gāṇḍīva—is overwhelmed by the general uproar.