Mahabharata 7.188.29 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 188, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

व्यक्षिपन्नायुधान्यन्ये ममृदुश्चापरे भुजान्‌

Transliteration

vyakṣipann āyudhāny anye mamṛduś cāpare bhujān

Translation

สัญชัยกล่าวว่า “บางพวกสลัดทิ้งอาวุธ บางพวกสิ้นหนทางจนทุบตีแขนของตนเอง”

Word by Word

• व्यक्षिपन्: they hurled, threw about
• व्यक्षिपन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-क्षिप्
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• आयुधानि: weapons
• आयुधानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुध
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ममृदुः: they crushed, pounded
• ममृदुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृद्
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपरे: others (again), some others
• अपरे: Karta
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अपर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भुजान्: arms
• भुजान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• weapons (āyudha)
• arms (bhuja)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how adharma-saturated violence shatters courage and judgment: when the mind loses steadiness, warriors abandon duty and even turn their frustration inward, revealing the ethical and psychological cost of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports battlefield reactions: one group throws down weapons, while another, overwhelmed, beats their own arms—depicting panic, grief, and loss of resolve among the fighters.