Shloka 313

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 155 — Ghaṭotkaca-nidhana-śoka and Karṇa-śakti-vyaya

Kṛṣṇa’s strategic reassurance

Devanagari script

सारथिं दयितं राज्ञ: पाण्डवस्य महात्मन: । नरेश्वर! उन्होंने तीन बाणोंद्वारा महात्मा पाण्डुपुत्र राजा युधिष्ठिरके प्रिय सारथि इन्द्रसेनको उसके ललाट-प्रदेशमें चोट पहुँचायी

Transliteration

sārathiṁ dayitaṁ rājñaḥ pāṇḍavasya mahātmanaḥ | nareśvara! tair tribhir bāṇair mahātmā pāṇḍuputro rājā yudhiṣṭhira-priya-sārathim indrasenaṁ tasya lalāṭa-pradeśe kṣatam akarot ||

Translation

Sanjaya said: O lord of men, Indrasena—the beloved charioteer of the great-souled Pāṇḍava king Yudhiṣṭhira—was struck on the forehead by three arrows.

Word by Word

• सारथिम्: charioteer
• सारथिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारथि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दयितम्: beloved, dear
• दयितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दयित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• राज्ञः: of the king
• राज्ञः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पाण्डवस्य: of the Pandava
• पाण्डवस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled one
• महात्मनः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Indrasena
• Pāṇḍavas (Pāṇḍuputra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how warfare, even when framed by dharma and rules, can harm not only combatants but also devoted attendants; it invites reflection on responsibility, restraint, and the ethical cost borne by those who serve.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Indrasena, the beloved charioteer of King Yudhiṣṭhira, is struck on the forehead by three arrows during the fighting in Droṇa Parva.