Shloka 30

द्रोणकर्णयोः निशि संप्रहारः — Night Engagement with Droṇa and Karṇa

Devanagari script

सैन्धवार्थ परं यत्नं करिष्याम्यद्य संयुगे

Transliteration

saindhavārtha paraṃ yatnaṃ kariṣyāmy adya saṃyuge

Translation

Sañjaya said: “For the sake of Saindhava (Jayadratha), I shall exert the utmost effort today on the battlefield.”

Word by Word

• सैन्धव-अर्थम्: for the sake of the Saindhava (Jayadratha)
• सैन्धव-अर्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्धव + अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• परम्: supreme, utmost
• परम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• यत्नम्: effort
• यत्नम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यत्न
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• करिष्यामि: I will do / I will make
• करिष्यामि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), First, Singular

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

• संयुगे: in battle
• संयुगे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयुग
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Saindhava (Jayadratha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights focused resolve: committing one’s full capacity to a chosen aim. Ethically, it invites reflection that intensity and skill are morally shaped by the end they serve—effort is admirable, but its righteousness depends on the cause.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a warrior’s intention to make maximum effort in the day’s fighting specifically concerning the Saindhava, Jayadratha—indicating a tactical and personal focus on him amid the larger battle.