Shloka 5

Droṇa Encircled at Night: Coalition Advance and Battlefield Omens (द्रोणपर्यावरणं रात्रियुद्धवर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

न च मे गमने कृत्यं तादृक्‌ पार्षत विद्यते

Transliteration

na ca me gamane kṛtyaṃ tādṛk pārṣata vidyate

Translation

And, O son of Pṛṣata (Dhṛṣṭadyumna), I have no such pressing duty that would require me to depart.

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

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

• मे: of me / for me
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• गमने: in going / in departure
• गमने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गमन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• कृत्यम्: a duty / something to be done
• कृत्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तादृक्: such (of that kind)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तादृश्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• पार्षत: O son of Prishata (Dhrishtadyumna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्षत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• विद्यते: exists / is found
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (विद्+यते; √विद् in sense 'to exist/ be found')
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna (Pārṣata)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes steadfastness in one’s appointed duty: in a moment of conflict, abandoning one’s role requires a compelling ethical necessity, and without such necessity, departure is improper.

What is happening in the narrative?

A speaker addresses Dhṛṣṭadyumna as “Pārṣata,” stating that there is no urgent obligation that warrants leaving—signaling determination to remain engaged in the ongoing battle situation.