Shloka 11

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 114 — Karṇa–Bhīmasena Missile Exchange, Disarmament, and Arjuna’s Intervention

Devanagari script

यत्र सेनां समाश्रित्य भीतस्तिष्ठति पाण्डवात्‌ । गुप्तो रथवरश्रेष्ठैद्रॉणिकर्णकृपादिभि:,'पाण्डुनन्दन अर्जुनसे भयभीत हो अपनी सेनाका आश्रय लेकर जयद्रथ जहाँ अश्व॒त्थामा, कर्ण और कृपाचार्य आदि श्रेष्ठ महारथियोंसे सुरक्षित होकर खड़ा है वहीं मुझे पहुँचना है

Translation

“Where Jayadratha, fearing Arjuna, son of Pāṇḍu, stands taking refuge in his army, guarded by the foremost chariot-warriors—Aśvatthāmā, Karṇa, Kṛpa, and others—there is where I must reach.”

Word by Word

यत्रwhere

सेनाम्army

समाश्रित्यhaving taken refuge (in), having resorted to

भीतःafraid

तिष्ठतिstands, remains

पाण्डवात्from the Pandava (Arjuna)

गुप्तःprotected, guarded

रथवरश्रेष्ठैःby the best of chariot-warriors

द्रौणिby Drona's son (Ashvatthaman)

कर्णby Karna

कृपby Kripa

आदिभिःand others

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes