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Shloka 30

Droṇa–Dhṛṣṭadyumna-yuddha (द्रोण-धृष्टद्युम्न-युद्धम्) — Tactical duel and allied interventions

ततो मद्रेश्वर॑ राजा शरैः संनतपर्वभि: । छादयामास संक्रुद्धस्तिष्ठ तिछेति चाब्रवीत्‌,तब कुन्तीपुत्र युधिष्ठिरने उस कटे हुए धनुषको फेंककर दूसरा वेगयुक्त एवं प्रबलतर धनुष ले लिया और झुकी हुई गाँठवाले तीखे बाणोंद्वारा मद्रराज शल्यको ढक दिया। फिर क्रोधमें भरकर कहा--“खड़े रहो, खड़े रहो”

tato madreśvaro rājā śaraiḥ sannatapārvasbhiḥ | chādayāmāsa saṅkruddhas tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti cābravīt ||

แล้วศัลยะ กษัตริย์ผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งมทรา ก็เดือดดาล ระดมศรคมที่มีข้อศรโค้งงอเข้าปกคลุมคู่ต่อสู้โดยรอบ และร้องในสนามรบว่า “หยุด! หยุด!”

ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
मद्रेश्वरःthe lord/king of Madra
मद्रेश्वरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमद्रेश्वर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
राजाking
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शरैःwith arrows
शरैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशर
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
संनतपर्वभिःhaving bent/curved joints (i.e., barbed/knotted)
संनतपर्वभिः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootसंनतपर्वन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
छादयामासcovered, concealed (showered upon)
छादयामास:
TypeVerb
Rootछाद्
FormPeriphrastic Perfect (लिट्), Third, Singular
संक्रुद्धःenraged
संक्रुद्धः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसंक्रुद्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तिष्ठstand! stay!
तिष्ठ:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
FormImperative (लोट्), Second, Singular
तिष्ठstand! stay!
तिष्ठ:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
FormImperative (लोट्), Second, Singular
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अब्रवीत्said, spoke
अब्रवीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormImperfect (लङ्), Third, Singular

संजय उवाच

M
Madreśvara (king of Madra)
M
Madra (kingdom)
Ś
śara (arrows)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the kṣatriya ethos in war: controlled courage and direct confrontation. The cry “Stand! Stand!” signals the demand for a fair, face-to-face engagement, while the arrow-shower shows how anger can intensify combat—an ethical reminder that wrath fuels violence and must be governed by dharma even on the battlefield.

Sañjaya narrates that the lord of Madra, enraged, covers his opponent with a dense volley of well-made, sharp arrows and challenges him to hold his ground, shouting “Stand! Stand!”