Shloka 37
नारायणास्त्र-शमनं द्रौणि-प्रहारश्च
Pacification of the Nārāyaṇāstra and Drauni’s Renewed Assault
Devanagari script
पत्तीनां द्रवतां चैव पादशब्देन मेदिनी
Transliteration
pattīnāṃ dravatāṃ caiva pādaśabdena medinī
Translation
三阇耶说道：溃逃步卒的脚步声如雷轰鸣，大地仿佛也随之回响震颤——这是战场崩塌的图景：恐惧与混乱压倒了有纪律的职责。
Word by Word
पत्तीनाम्of the foot-soldiers
पत्तीनाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपत्ति
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
द्रवताम्of (those) running / fleeing
द्रवताम्:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootद्रवत्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed / just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
पादशब्देनby/with the sound of feet
पादशब्देन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपादशब्द
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
मेदिनीthe earth (ground)
मेदिनी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमेदिनी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaI
infantry (pattin)E
earth (medinī)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how war tests dharma: when courage and order fail, collective fear spreads, and even the earth’s ‘response’ becomes a metaphor for the moral and social upheaval caused by panic and retreat.
Sañjaya describes a battlefield moment where infantrymen are running—likely in rout—so that the noise of their feet makes the ground seem to rumble, conveying the scale of the flight and the chaos in the army.