Mahabharata 7.113.14 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 113, Shloka 14

Adhyāya 113: Karṇa–Bhīma Śaravarṣa and the Battlefield Aftermath (कर्णभीमशरवर्षः)

Devanagari script

ग्रहणे धर्मराजस्य भारद्वाजोडपि गृध्यति । शक्तश्नापि रणे द्रोणो निग्रहीतुं युधिष्चिरम्‌,“'ट्रोणाचार्य भी धर्मराजको बंदी बनाना चाहते हैं और वे समरांगणमें राजा युधिष्ठिरको कैद करनेमें समर्थ भी हैं

Transliteration

grahaṇe dharmarājasya bhāradvājo 'pi gṛdhyati | śaktaś cāpi raṇe droṇo nigrahītuṃ yudhiṣṭhiram ||

Translation

قال سانجيا: «حتى ابنُ بهارادفاجا (درونا) يتلهّف لأسرِ دارماراجا. وفي ساحة القتال، إنّ درونا لقادرٌ حقًّا على قهرِ يودهيشثيرا وأخذه أسيرًا».

Word by Word

• ग्रहणे: in (the act of) capturing
• ग्रहणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रहण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• धर्मराजस्य: of Dharmaraja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मराजस्य: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• भारद्वाजः: Bhāradvāja (Droṇa)
• भारद्वाजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारद्वाज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• गृध्यति: desires/longs for
• Type: Verb
• Root: गृध्
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शक्तः: able/capable
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• द्रोणः: Droṇa
• द्रोणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• निग्रहीतुम्: to seize/capture
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-ग्रह्
• Form: Infinitive (Tumun)

• युधिष्ठिरम्: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Droṇa (Bhāradvāja’s son)
• Bhāradvāja
• battlefield (raṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical tension of war: even a revered teacher-warrior like Droṇa can become intent on capturing the embodiment of dharma (Yudhiṣṭhira). It underscores how strategic aims and martial capability can press against moral ideals in the battlefield setting.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Droṇa is keen to seize Yudhiṣṭhira and has the strength and skill to subdue him in combat—signaling a tactical objective of the Kaurava side to capture the Pāṇḍava king.