Mahabharata 7.193.30 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 193, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

तिष्ठतो युगपालीषु शोणानप्यधितिष्ठत: । नापश्यदन्तरं द्रोणस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्‌

Transliteration

tiṣṭhato yugapālīṣu śoṇān apy adhitiṣṭhataḥ | nāpaśyad antaraṃ droṇas tad adbhutam ivābhavat ||

Translation

వారు యుగపాలులపై దృఢంగా నిలిచి ఉండగా, చుట్టూ రక్తవర్ణ సంహారం ఉప్పొంగుతున్నా ద్రోణుడు ఎక్కడా చీలికను చూడలేకపోయెను. అది నిజముగా అద్భుతమై కనిపించెను.

Word by Word

• तिष्ठतः: while (two) were standing / as the two stood
• तिष्ठतः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (तिष्ठ)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), 3rd, dual

• युगपालीषु: on/among the yoke-pins (yoke-fasteners)
• युगपालीषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युगपाली
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Plural

• शोणान्: red (ones)
• शोणान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अपि: even/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• अधितिष्ठतः: the two were standing upon / were mounted
• अधितिष्ठतः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि-स्था (तिष्ठ)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), 3rd, dual

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अपश्यत्: saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (पश्य)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), 3rd, Singular

• अन्तरम्: a gap/interval/opening
• अन्तरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• द्रोणः: Drona
• द्रोणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्: that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अद्भुतम्: wonderful/marvellous
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• इव: as if/like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• अभवत्: became/was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

In the ethical world of the Mahābhārata, prowess alone does not guarantee success; collective discipline, steadfast formation, and timely resolve can restrain even the greatest warrior. The verse highlights how order and unity in a righteous or determined stand can create a moral and tactical barrier.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that amid intense, blood-stained fighting and while the troops remain arrayed in formation, Droṇa searches for a breach but cannot find any opening. The situation appears astonishing, suggesting a moment where the opposing side’s formation and resistance hold firm against Droṇa’s efforts.