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Shloka 4

द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय 128: दुर्योधनस्य परसेनाप्रवेशः

Duryodhana’s Incursion and the Tumult of Battle

नापश्यच्छरणं किज्चिद्‌ धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिर: । चिन्तयामास राजेन्द्र कथमेतद्‌ भविष्यति,जब द्रोणाचार्य युद्धमें पराक्रम प्रकट करके बारंबार गर्जना कर रहे थे, पांचाल वीरोंका विनाश हो रहा था और पाण्डव-सैनिक मारे जा रहे थे, उस समय धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरको कोई भी अपना आश्रय या रक्षक नहीं दिखायी दिया। राजेन्द्र! वे सोचने लगे कि यह कैसे होगा?

sañjaya uvāca | nāpaśyaccharaṇaṃ kiñcid dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | cintayāmāsa rājendra katham etad bhaviṣyati ||

قال سنجيا: لم يرَ دارماراجا يودهيشتيرا ملجأً البتّة. يا ملك، أخذ يفكّر: «إلى أيّ مآلٍ سينتهي هذا؟»—إذ كان دروناتشاريا يزأر مراراً ويُظهر بأسه في القتال، وأبطال البانشالا يُبادون، وجنود الباندافا يتساقطون صرعى.

not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अपश्यत्saw
अपश्यत्:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, singular, Parasmaipada
शरणम्refuge, shelter
शरणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशरण
Formneuter, accusative, singular
किञ्चित्anything
किञ्चित्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिञ्चित्
Formneuter, accusative, singular
धर्मराजःKing of Dharma (Yudhiṣṭhira)
धर्मराजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मराज
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira
युधिष्ठिरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
चिन्तयामासthought, reflected
चिन्तयामास:
TypeVerb
Rootचिन्त्
FormPeriphrastic perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, singular, Parasmaipada
राजेन्द्रO king of kings
राजेन्द्र:
TypeNoun
Rootराजेन्द्र
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
कथम्how
कथम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम्
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
Formneuter, nominative, singular
भविष्यतिwill be, will happen
भविष्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormSimple future (Luṭ), 3rd, singular, Parasmaipada

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
Y
Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmarāja)
D
Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by rājendra)
D
Droṇācārya
P
Pāñcālas
P
Pāṇḍava army

Educational Q&A

Even a dharma-centered leader can face moments where no clear protection or solution is visible; the verse highlights the ethical burden of kingship in war—steadfastness and thoughtful deliberation are required when circumstances appear overwhelming.

As Droṇa dominates the battlefield—roaring, showing repeated valor, and causing heavy losses among the Pāñcālas and the Pāṇḍava forces—Yudhiṣṭhira feels bereft of any refuge and anxiously reflects on how the situation will unfold.