Shloka 132
अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च
Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter
Devanagari script
द्रोौणिपाण्डवयोरेवं वर्तमाने महारणे । वर्धमाने च राजेन्द्र द्रोणपुत्रे महाबले
Transliteration
drauṇipāṇḍavayor evaṁ vartamāne mahāraṇe | vardhamāne ca rājendra droṇaputre mahābale ||
Translation
三阇耶说道：“大王啊，当德罗尼（阿湿婆他摩）与般度诸子之间的这场大战如此持续进行，而德罗那那位大力之子愈发可畏之时，战势便更加激烈。”
Word by Word
द्रोणि-पाण्डवयोःof Droṇi (Aśvatthāman) and the Pāṇḍavas
द्रोणि-पाण्डवयोः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootद्रोणि + पाण्डव
FormMasculine, Genitive, Dual
एवम्thus, in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
वर्तमानेwhile (it was) going on / occurring
वर्तमाने:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootवृत् (वर्तते)
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
महा-रणेin the great battle
महा-रणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमहा + रण
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
वर्धमानेas (it was) increasing / growing
वर्धमाने:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootवृध् (वर्धते)
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
राजेन्द्रO best of kings
राजेन्द्र:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् + इन्द्र
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
द्रोण-पुत्रेin/with regard to Droṇa's son
द्रोण-पुत्रे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootद्रोण + पुत्र
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
महा-बलेin the very mighty (one)
महा-बले:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootमहा + बल
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
DhṛtarāṣṭraD
Droṇi (Aśvatthāmā)P
PāṇḍavasD
DroṇaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how unchecked martial momentum and rising prowess in war tend to intensify violence; it frames the ethical tension of kṣatriya valor—strength and duty—against the escalating cost of conflict.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the great battle is continuing between Aśvatthāmā (Droṇa’s son) and the Pāṇḍavas, and that Aśvatthāmā’s power is increasing, heightening the struggle.