Shloka 30
Devanagari script
पज्चालास्तु विशेषेण द्रोणसायकपीडिता:
Transliteration
Pāñcālāstu viśeṣeṇa droṇasāyakapīḍitāḥ.
Translation
సంజయుడు అన్నాడు—పాంచాలులు ప్రత్యేకంగా ద్రోణుని బాణాల చేత తీవ్రంగా నలిగిపోయారు; వారు ఘోరంగా బాధపడ్డారు।
Word by Word
पाञ्चालाःthe Panchalas
पाञ्चालाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपाञ्चाल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
विशेषेणespecially; in particular
विशेषेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootविशेष
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
द्रोणसायकपीडिताःafflicted by Drona's arrows
द्रोणसायकपीडिताः:
TypeAdjective
Rootद्रोण-सायक-पीडित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)प
पाञ्चालाः (Pāñcālas)द
द्रोण (Droṇa)स
सायक (arrows)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 highlights the ethical gravity of warfare: exceptional martial skill, though aligned with a warrior’s duty, concentrates harm on opponents. It invites reflection on how prowess and obligation in battle translate into real suffering for living communities.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield situation: Droṇa’s archery is bearing down particularly on the Pāñcāla forces, who are being severely harassed and wounded by his volleys.