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Shloka 11

उत्स्रष्टकाम: शस्त्राणि ऋषिवाक्यप्रचोदित: । तेजसा पूर्यमाणश्न युयुधे न यथा पुरा,बाणोंके समाप्त हो जानेसे पुत्रशोकसे पीड़ित हुए द्रोणाचार्य नाना प्रकारके दिव्यास्त्रोंके प्रकट न होनेसे महर्षियोंकी आज्ञा मानकर अब हथियार डाल देनेको उद्यत हो गये; इसीलिये तेजसे परिपूर्ण होनेपर भी वे पूर्ववर्त्‌ युद्ध नहीं करते थे

utsṛṣṭakāmaḥ śastrāṇi ṛṣivākyapracoditaḥ | tejasā pūryamāṇaś ca yuyudhe na yathā purā ||

సంజయుడు అన్నాడు—ఋషుల వచనాల ప్రేరణతో ఆయుధాలు విడిచిపెట్టాలని సంకల్పించినప్పటికీ, తేజస్సుతో నిండివున్నా అతడు మునుపటిలా యుద్ధం చేయలేదు.

उत्सृष्टकामःone whose desire/resolve has been given up (ready to desist)
उत्सृष्टकामः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्सृष्टकाम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शस्त्राणिweapons
शस्त्राणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशस्त्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
ऋषिवाक्यप्रचोदितःurged by the sages' words
ऋषिवाक्यप्रचोदितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootऋषिवाक्यप्रचोदित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तेजसाby/with energy, brilliance
तेजसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootतेजस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
पूर्यमाणःbeing filled (with)
पूर्यमाणः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्यमाण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
यथाas, like
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
पुराformerly, earlier
पुरा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा
युयुधेhe fought
युयुधे:
TypeVerb
Rootयुध्
FormPerfect (Paroksha), Third, Singular, Atmanepada

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
ṛṣis (sages)
Ś
śastra (weapons)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights that true strength (tejas) is not merely the capacity to fight, but also the capacity to restrain oneself. When guided by higher counsel (ṛṣi-vākya) and an inner shift toward renunciation, a warrior may cease to act in the old way, even if his power remains intact.

Sañjaya describes a change in the warrior’s conduct: prompted by sages’ words, he becomes inclined to abandon his weapons and therefore does not fight as before, despite still being filled with heroic energy. In the surrounding Drona-parvan context, this aligns with Droṇa’s weakening resolve amid overwhelming grief and moral disorientation.