Shloka 35

द्रोणपर्व — पञ्चदशोऽध्यायः (Droṇa Parva, Chapter 15): युधिष्ठिर-रक्षा तथा अर्जुनस्य शरवृष्टिः

Devanagari script

ते पाण्डवैर््यमानास्तावका जितकाशिभि: । भीता दिशो<न्वपद्यन्त वातनुन्ना घना इव

Transliteration

te pāṇḍavair yamyamānās tāvakā jitakāśibhiḥ | bhītā diśo 'nvapadyanta vātanunnā ghanā iva ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：在光耀胜势的般度五子逼迫驱逐之下，你的军队惊惧失措，四散奔逃，宛如云团被狂风吹散推移。

Word by Word

• ते: they/those
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पाण्डवैः: by the Pandavas
• पाण्डवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• ईर्यमाणाः: being pressed/harassed (driven)
• ईर्यमाणाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईर्यमाण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, शानच् (present passive participle), ईर् (ईरयति/ईर्यते)

• तावकाः: your men (Kaurava troops)
• तावकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तावक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• जितकाशिभिः: by those of conquered splendor (i.e., whose brilliance was overcome)
• जितकाशिभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जितकाशि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• भीताः: frightened
• भीताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle), भी (to fear)

• दिशः: the directions
• दिशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• अन्वपद्यन्त: they fled/ran towards (took refuge in)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + √पद्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• वातनुन्नाः: driven by the wind
• वातनुन्नाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वात-नुन्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle), √नुद् (to drive)

• घनाः: clouds
• घनाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: घन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• इव: like/as if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍavas
• Kaurava troops (tāvakāḥ)
• Kāśi

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how fear spreads in war when an army loses steadiness: without discipline and confident leadership, even large forces scatter. Ethically, it points to the inner battle—courage and composure are as decisive as weapons.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Kaurava soldiers, pressed hard by the victorious Pāṇḍavas, panic and flee in all directions, compared to clouds driven apart by strong winds.