Mahabharata 7.175.29 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 175, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तो महाराज पार्थ: कृष्णमथाब्रवीत्‌ । भीत: कुन्तीसुतो राजा राधेयस्याद्य विक्रमात्‌

Transliteration

evam ukto mahārāja pārthaḥ kṛṣṇam athābravīt | bhītaḥ kuntīsuto rājā rādheyasyādya vikramāt ||

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: „So angesprochen, o großer König, wandte sich Pārtha (Arjuna) an Kṛṣṇa: ‚Heute ist König Yudhiṣṭhira, der Sohn Kuntīs, durch die Tapferkeit Rādheyas (Karṇas) in Furcht geraten.‘“

Word by Word

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

• उक्तः: having been spoken to / addressed
• उक्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• पार्थः: Arjuna (son of Pritha)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कृष्णम्: to Krishna
• कृष्णम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अब्रवीत्: said / spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भीतः: afraid
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कुन्तीसुतः: son of Kunti (Yudhishthira)
• कुन्तीसुतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्तीसुत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राधेयस्य: of Radheya (Karna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राधेय
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अद्य: today
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• विक्रमात्: from (his) prowess
• विक्रमात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

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

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• Kṛṣṇa
• Kuntīsuta (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Rādheya (Karna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores that fear can arise even in the most dharmic leaders when faced with formidable force, and that seeking wise guidance (here, turning to Kṛṣṇa) is an ethical response—transforming anxiety into informed action rather than rashness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that after being spoken to, Arjuna addresses Kṛṣṇa, noting that Yudhiṣṭhira has become fearful due to Karna’s prowess on the battlefield, setting up a moment where counsel and strategy will be sought.