Shloka 7

Chapter 137: Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki) Slays Somadatta; Yudhiṣṭhira Redirected from Droṇa

Devanagari script

अश्वत्थामा मद्रराज: कृप: कर्णश्व॒ संगता:

Transliteration

aśvatthāmā madrarājaḥ kṛpaḥ karṇaś ca saṅgatāḥ

Translation

Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “Aśvatthāmā, the king of Madra, Kṛpa, and Karṇa have come together (in alliance/consultation).”

Word by Word

• अश्वत्थामा: Ashvatthama
• अश्वत्थामा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वत्थामन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मद्रराजः: the king of Madra (Shalya)
• मद्रराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद्रराज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कृपः: Kripa
• कृपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कर्णः: Karna
• कर्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• संगताः: assembled; gathered together
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-गम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Aśvatthāmā
• Madrarāja (Śalya)
• Kṛpa (Kṛpācārya)
• Karṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how collective resolve among powerful figures can intensify conflict: when leaders and elite warriors unite, their shared commitment can override hesitation and deepen the war’s ethical crisis, testing dharma through loyalty, ambition, and duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra reports that key Kaurava-side warriors—Aśvatthāmā, Śalya (king of Madra), Kṛpa, and Karṇa—have gathered together, implying a strategic meeting or coordinated alignment in the unfolding battle events.