Mahabharata 7.182.9 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 182, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

यद्येतन्न रहस्यं ते वक्तुमर्हस्यरिंदम । धैर्यस्य वैकृतं ब्रूहि त्वमद्य मधुसूदन

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | yady etan na rahasyaṃ te vaktum arhasi rinda­ma | dhairyasy vaikṛtaṃ brūhi tvam adya madhusūdana ||

Translation

قال سانجيا: «يا قاهرَ الأعداء، إن لم يكن هذا أمرًا يجب كتمانه ورأيتَ أن من اللائق أن يُقال، فأخبرني. يا مدهوسودانا، إن هذا الإظهار الغريب للابتهاج قد زعزع اليوم سكينتنا؛ فبيّن سببه.»

Word by Word

• {'sañjaya uvāca': 'Sañjaya said', 'yadi': 'if', 'etat': 'this (matter)', 'na': 'not', 'rahasyam': 'secret, confidential matter', 'te': 'to you / your', 'vaktum': 'to speak, to tell', 'arhasi': 'you are fit/entitled

• you deem it proper', 'arindama (rindama)': 'subduer of enemies (epithet)', 'dhairya': 'steadfastness, composure, courage', 'vaikṛtam': 'alteration, disturbance, unusual change', 'brūhi': 'tell, explain', 'tvam': 'you', 'adya': 'today, now', 'madhusūdana': 'slayer of Madhu (epithet of Kṛṣṇa)'}

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Madhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid war and political crisis, one should seek clarity before reacting: Sañjaya asks for the reason behind an emotional shift, implying that steadiness (dhairya) is protected by truthful explanation and timely counsel, while also respecting the boundary of legitimate secrecy.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya addresses Kṛṣṇa (Madhusūdana), requesting that—if it is not confidential—he explain the cause of a striking change that is producing excitement and thereby disturbing their composure.