Mahabharata 7.17.46 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 17, Shloka 46

Saṃśaptakas in Candrārdha-vyūha; Arjuna’s Devadatta and the Traigarta Rout

Chapter 17

Devanagari script

संजय उवाच अनुज्ञातस्ततो राज्ञा परिष्वक्तश्व फाल्गुन: | प्रेम्णा दृष्टश्च॒ बहुधा ह्याशिषश्चास्य योजिता:

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca anuñjñātas tato rājñā pariṣvaktaś ca phālgunaḥ | premṇā dṛṣṭaś ca bahudhā hy āśiṣaś cāsya yojitāḥ ||

Translation

সঞ্জয় বললেন—রাজন! তখন রাজা ফাল্গুনকে (অর্জুনকে) যাওয়ার অনুমতি দিলেন এবং বুকে জড়িয়ে ধরলেন। স্নেহভরে বারবার তাঁর দিকে চেয়ে রইলেন, আর মঙ্গলাশীর্বাদ করে যুদ্ধকার্যে প্রেরণ করলেন।

Word by Word

• संजयः: Sanjaya
• संजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अनुज्ञातः: having been permitted
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुज्ञा (धातु: ज्ञा) / अनुज्ञात
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• राज्ञा: by the king
• राज्ञा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• परिष्वक्तः: having been embraced
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-स्वञ्ज् / परिष्वक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• फाल्गुनः: Phalguna (Arjuna)
• फाल्गुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: फाल्गुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रेम्णा: with affection
• प्रेम्णा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रेमन्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• दृष्टः: having been looked at/seen
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृश् / दृष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• बहुधा: many times/in many ways
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुधा

• हि: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• आशिषः: blessings
• आशिषः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आशिष्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

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

• अस्य: of him (to him)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• योजिताः: were bestowed/applied
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् / योजित
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Arjuna (Phālguna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid warfare, dharma is upheld through humane conduct: a righteous leader does not treat duty as mere strategy but sends a warrior forth with affection, moral support, and blessings—strengthening resolve without hardening the heart.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that King Yudhiṣṭhira gives Arjuna permission to depart for his task, embraces him, repeatedly looks at him with love, and bestows blessings—showing both urgency of duty and deep familial care.