Shloka 15

द्रोणपर्व अध्याय ६७ — अर्जुनस्य प्रवेशः, श्रुतायुध-वधः, सुदक्षिण-वधः

Arjuna’s advance; deaths of Śrutāyudha and Sudakṣiṇa

Devanagari script

तत्र सम सूदा: क्रोशन्ति सुमृष्टमणिकुण्डला:

Transliteration

tatra sama sūdāḥ krośanti sumṛṣṭamaṇikuṇḍalāḥ

Translation

అక్కడ మెరుగు పెట్టిన మణికుండలాలతో అలంకరించబడిన సారథులు అందరూ కలిసి గట్టిగా కేకలు వేశారు; ఆ కల్లోలంలో మహా కోలాహలం చెలరేగింది.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: indeclinable (locative adverb)

• सम: together; in unison
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम
• Form: indeclinable (adverb)

• सूदाः: charioteers
• सूदाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूद
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• क्रोशन्ति: cry out; shout
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रुश्
• Form: present tense (laṭ), parasmaipada, 3rd person, plural

• सुमृष्टमणिकुण्डलाः: having well-polished jeweled earrings
• सुमृष्टमणिकुण्डलाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमृष्ट-मणि-कुण्डल
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• sūdāḥ (charioteers)
• maṇikuṇḍalāḥ (jeweled earrings)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that the devastation of war is not confined to famed heroes; it spreads to attendants and ordinary participants as well. Their cries and agitation point to the ethical reality that violence multiplies suffering across all ranks.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada describes a scene on the battlefield where the charioteers, identifiable even by their ornaments, are crying out in alarm. It conveys confusion and distress in the midst of the ongoing conflict.