Mahabharata · 7.67.1–2
॥
Devanāgarī
संजय उवाच
संनिरुद्धस् तु तैः पार्थो महाबलपराक्रमः ॥
द्रुतं समनुयातश् च द्रोणेन रथिनां वरः ॥
किरन्न् इषुगणांस् तिक्ष्णान् स्वरश्मीन् इव भास्करः ॥
तापयाम् आस तत् सैन्यं देहं व्याधिगणो यथा ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
saṃjaya uvāca
saṃniruddhas tu taiḥ pārtho mahābalaparākramaḥ ||
drutaṃ samanuyātaś ca droṇena rathināṃ varaḥ ||
kirann iṣugaṇāṃs tikṣṇān svaraśmīn iva bhāskaraḥ ||
tāpayām āsa tat sainyaṃ dehaṃ vyādhigaṇo yathā ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
संनिरुद्धः तु तैः पार्थःsaṃniruddhaḥ tu taiḥ pārthaḥheld back by them, Pritha's son; held back by them, Pritha's son
महाबलपराक्रमःmahābalaparākramaḥof great strength and valor; of great strength and courage
द्रुतम् समनुयातः चdrutam samanuyātaḥ caand swiftly pursued; and quickly pursued
द्रोणेन रथिनाम् वरःdroṇena rathinām varaḥby Drona, best of charioteers; by Drona, foremost of charioteers
किरन् इषुगणान् तीक्ष्णान्kiran iṣugaṇān tīkṣṇānscattering sharp swarms of arrows; scattering sharp clouds of arrows
स्वरश्मीन् इव भास्करःsvaraśmīn iva bhāskaraḥas the sun scatters its own rays; like the sun its own rays
तापयाम् आस तत् सैन्यम्tāpayām āsa tat sainyamscorched that army; scorched that army
देहम् व्याधिगणः यथाdeham vyādhigaṇaḥ yathāas a host of diseases scorches a body; as a host of diseases scorches a body
Translation
Held back by them, Pritha's son, of great strength and valor, and swiftly pursued by Drona, best of charioteers, scattering sharp swarms of arrows as the sun scatters its own rays, scorched that army, as a host of diseases scorches a body.
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050ffc2cc9aa · published Jul 19, 2026, 3:45:02 PM UTC
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The image "svaraśmīn iva bhāskaraḥ," "as the sun its own rays," again reveals Arjuna as a luminary and his arrows as its rays. Yet the enemy host he scorches "as diseases scorch a body": for the unrighteous his light is the fever of illness. Telling is the double likeness: the same light quickens and burns, depending on whose side one stands. The verse teaches that one who carries out God's will is like the sun: for those who hold to truth, light; for the unrighteous, searing heat. The same radiance, according to the state of the one receiving it, is either a blessing or a scorching fire.