Mahabharata 7.113.32 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 113, Shloka 32

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

Devanagari script

एवं ज्ञात्वा महाराज व्येतु ते भीर्धनंजये । यत्र वीरौ महेष्वासौ कृष्णौ सत्यपराक्रमौ

Transliteration

evaṁ jñātvā mahārāja vyetu te bhīr dhanañjaye | yatra vīrau maheṣvāsau kṛṣṇau satyaparākramau ||

Translation

সঞ্জয় বললেন—হে মহারাজ! এ কথা জেনে ধনঞ্জয় সম্পর্কে আপনার ভয় দূর হোক; কারণ যেখানে সেই দুই কৃষ্ণ—বীর, মহাধনুর্ধর, সত্যপরাক্রমী—উপস্থিত, সেখানে হতাশার অবকাশ নেই।

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• व्येतु: let it go away / may it depart
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + इ (धातु)
• Form: Imperative, 3rd person, Singular (Parasmaipada)

• ते: of you / your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular (enclitic)

• भीः: fear
• भीः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• धनंजये: in/with regard to Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• यत्र: where
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• वीरौ: two heroes
• वीरौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• महेष्वासौ: great bowmen
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महेष्वास
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• कृष्णौ: the two Krishnas (Krishna and Arjuna)
• कृष्णौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• सत्यपराक्रमौ: of true/unyielding valor
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्यपराक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Mahārāja)
• Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva)
• Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī) (by the dual kṛṣṇau, as a common Mahābhārata usage)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Fear is to be relinquished when one recognizes the presence of steadfast virtue and proven strength—especially when righteous allies and divine guidance stand together. The verse frames courage as grounded in clear understanding (jñātvā) and trust in reliable protectors.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reassures King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, urging him to abandon anxiety about Arjuna’s fate. He points to the decisive support surrounding Arjuna—invoking ‘the two Kṛṣṇas’ as emblematic of unfailing prowess—implying that where such champions are, the outcome cannot be easily overturned.