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Mahabharata · 7.63.28–29
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Devanāgarī
शकटस्य तु राजेन्द्र भारद्वाजो मुखे स्थितः ॥
अनु तस्याभवद् भोजो जुगोपैनं ततः स्वयम् ॥
श्वेतवर्माम्बरोष्णीषो व्यूढोरस्को महाभुजः ॥
धनुर् विस्फारयन् द्रोणस् तस्थौ क्रुद्ध इवान्तकः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
śakaṭasya tu rājendra bhāradvājo mukhe sthitaḥ ||
anu tasyābhavad bhojo jugopainaṃ tataḥ svayam ||
śvetavarmāmbaroṣṇīṣo vyūḍhorasko mahābhujaḥ ||
dhanur visphārayan droṇas tasthau kruddha ivāntakaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
शकटस्य तु राजेन्द्रśakaṭasya tu rājendraat the cart's front, O lord of kings; at the cart's front, O lord of kings
भारद्वाजः मुखे स्थितःbhāradvājaḥ mukhe sthitaḥthe son of Bharadvaja stood at its mouth; the son of Bharadvaja stood at the mouth
अनु तस्य अभवत् भोजःanu tasya abhavat bhojaḥfollowing him was the Bhoja [Kritavarman]; behind him was the Bhoja
जुगोप एनम् ततः स्वयम्jugopa enam tataḥ svayamguarding him then himself; guarding him himself
श्वेतवर्माम्बरोष्णीषःśvetavarmāmbaroṣṇīṣaḥin white armor, white garb, and white turban; in white armor, garb, and turban
व्यूढोरस्कः महाभुजःvyūḍhoraskaḥ mahābhujaḥbroad-chested, mighty-armed; broad-chested, mighty-armed
धनुः विस्फारयन् द्रोणःdhanuḥ visphārayan droṇaḥtwanging his bow, Drona; twanging his bow, Drona
तस्थौ क्रुद्धः इव अन्तकःtasthau kruddhaḥ iva antakaḥstood, like wrathful Antaka [Death]; stood, like furious Antaka
Translation
At the cart's front, O lord of kings, the son of Bharadvaja stood at its mouth; following him was the Bhoja [Kritavarman], who guarded him in person. Clad in white armor, white garb, and white turban, broad-chested and mighty-armed, twanging his bow, Drona stood like wrathful Antaka.
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63af48b3cc30 · published Jul 19, 2026, 3:45:02 PM UTC
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Drona at the tip of the formation is "kruddhaḥ iva antakaḥ", like wrathful Death, clad in the white of an ascetic-warrior. The image is fearsome and majestic. Yet even the greatest of teachers now stands guard over an unjust cause: his power serves to shelter the guilty. It is telling that whiteness -- the color of purity -- clothes one who stands watch over wrongdoing. The verse teaches that even perfected valor, given to an unjust cause, loses its blessing: Drona is terrible as Antaka, but that terror is turned to defending sin, and is thus doomed before the will of the Lord.