Shloka 22

Droṇa’s Ācārya-Dakṣiṇā: Capture of Drupada and Division of Pāñcāla (द्रोण-आचार्यदक्षिणा)

Devanagari script

प्रहारवेगाभिहता द्रुमा व्याघूर्णितास्तत: । सफलाः: प्रपतन्ति स्म द्रुतं त्रस्ता: कुमारका:,उनके वेगपूर्वक प्रहारसे आहत हो वे वृक्ष हिलने लगते और उनपर चढ़े हुए धृतराष्ट्रकुमार भयभीत हो फलोंसहित नीचे गिर पड़ते थे

Transliteration

prahāravegābhihatā drumā vyāghūrṇitās tataḥ | saphalāḥ prapatanti sma drutaṁ trastāḥ kumārakāḥ ||

Translation

ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า—เมื่อต้นไม้ถูกกระแทกด้วยแรงอันรุนแรง ก็แกว่งไกวอย่างหนัก; เหล่ากุมารผู้หวาดกลัวจึงร่วงลงมาอย่างรวดเร็วพร้อมกับผลไม้

Word by Word

प्रहारवेगाभिहताःstruck by the force of blows

द्रुमाःtrees

व्याघूर्णिताःviolently shaken/whirled

ततःthen/thereupon

सफलाःwith fruits (fruit-laden)

प्रपतन्तिfall down

स्मindeed/used to (particle with past narrative sense)

द्रुतम्quickly

त्रस्ताःfrightened

कुमारकाःyoung princes/boys

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

drumāḥ (trees)

kumārakāḥ (princes; Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons implied by context)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Force used carelessly becomes destructive and exposes inner fear rather than strength; intimidation and impulsive aggression lead to immediate harm and instability, contrasting with dharmic self-control.

What is happening in the narrative?

Trees are struck with powerful blows and shake; the frightened princes who were on them fall down quickly, along with the fruits, as described by Vaiśampāyana.