Mahabharata 7.167.33 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 167, Shloka 33

Nārāyaṇāstra-utpātaḥ — Aśvatthāman’s Rallying Roar after Droṇa’s Fall (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय १६७)

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु गृहा पार्थ: पुनर्धनु: । हार्दिक्यं छादयामास शरै: संनतपर्वभि:,इसी समय युधिष्ठिरने पुनः धनुष हाथमें लेकर झुकी हुई गाँठवाले बाणोंद्वारा कृतवर्माको ढक दिया

Transliteration

etasmīnneva kāle tu gṛhā pārthaḥ punar dhanuḥ | hārdikyaṃ chādayāmāsa śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ ||

Translation

สัญชัยกล่าวว่า—ในขณะนั้นเอง ปารถะยกคันศรขึ้นอีกครั้ง แล้วระดมยิงด้วยศรที่ข้อปล้องคดงอเป็นห่าฝน จนปกคลุมหารถิกยะ (กฤตวรมัน) ไว้โดยรอบ

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• काले: time
• काले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तु: but/and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• गृहा: houses/dwellings
• गृहा: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• पार्थः: Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• हार्दिक्यम्: Hardikya (Kritavarman)
• हार्दिक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हार्दिक्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• छादयामास: covered/veiled
• Type: Verb
• Root: छद्
• Form: Perfect (Periphrastic), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• संनतपर्वभिः: with bent-jointed (arrows)
• संनतपर्वभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संनतपर्वन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• Hārdikya (Kṛtavarmā)
• dhanuḥ (bow)
• śara (arrows)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the kṣatriya ethic of steadfastness under pressure: a warrior must repeatedly regain composure, take up arms again, and apply focused effort without wavering, even amid chaos and danger.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that Arjuna (Pārtha) again takes up his bow and unleashes a concentrated volley of arrows, effectively blanketing Kṛtavarmā (Hārdikya) and driving the combat forward with renewed intensity.