Shloka 54

Devanagari script

एवमेतन्महायुद्धं द्रोणपार्षतयोरभूत्‌ । भीष्म प्रति महाराज घोररूपं भयानकम्‌

Transliteration

evam etan mahāyuddhaṃ droṇapārṣatayor abhūt | bhīṣma prati mahārāja ghorarūpaṃ bhayānakam ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：“就这样，德罗那与帕尔沙塔之间的大决战爆发了。大王啊，此战指向毗湿摩，呈现出可怖而骇人的形态。”

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• महा-युद्धम्: great battle
• महा-युद्धम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• द्रोण-पार्षतयोः: of Droṇa and Pārṣata (Dhṛṣṭadyumna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण + पार्षत
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Dual

• अभूत्: was, happened
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Aorist (simple past), 3rd, Singular

• भीष्मम्: Bhīṣma
• भीष्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रति: towards, against
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

• महा-राज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• घोर-रूपम्: of dreadful form
• घोर-रूपम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर-रूप
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• भयानकम्: terrifying
• भयानकम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भयानक
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Droṇa
• Pārṣata (Dhṛṣṭadyumna)
• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the grim moral atmosphere of war: even when fought under kṣatriya duty, battle can become ‘ghora’ (dreadful) and ‘bhayānaka’ (terrifying), reminding the listener that martial prowess and righteous intent do not erase the human cost and fear inherent in large-scale violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya summarizes for Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a major, intense engagement occurred between Droṇa and Pārṣata (Dhṛṣṭadyumna), and that this clash was aimed against Bhīṣma, taking on a particularly fearsome and dreadful character.