Shloka 6

धृतराष्ट्रस्य मूर्च्छा तथा द्रोणविषयकप्रश्नाः

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Fainting and Questions Concerning Droṇa

Devanagari script

व्यक्त हि दैवं बलवत्‌ पौरुषादिति मे मति: । यद्‌ द्रोणो निहतः शूर: पार्षतेन महात्मना,निश्चय ही पुरुषार्थकी अपेक्षा दैव ही प्रबल है, ऐसा मेरा विश्वास है; क्योंकि द्रोणाचार्य- जैसे शूरवीर महामना धृष्टद्युम्नके हाथसे मारे गये

Transliteration

vyaktaṃ hi daivaṃ balavat pauruṣād iti me matiḥ | yad droṇo nihataḥ śūraḥ pārṣatena mahātmanā ||

Translation

Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “To me it is evident that destiny is stronger than human effort; for Droṇa—though a heroic warrior—has been slain by the great-souled son of Pṛṣata (Dhṛṣṭadyumna).”

Word by Word

व्यक्तम्clearly, manifestly

हिindeed, for

दैवम्fate, destiny

बलवत्powerful, stronger

पौरुषात्than human effort/valor

इतिthus (quotative)

मेmy, of me

मतिःopinion, belief

यत्because, since

द्रोणःDrona

निहतःslain, killed

शूरःhero, brave man

पार्षतेनby the son of Prishata (Dhrishtadyumna)

महात्मनाby the great-souled

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Daiva (destiny)

Pauruṣa (human effort/valor)

Droṇa

Pārṣata (Dhṛṣṭadyumna, son of Pṛṣata)

Pṛṣata

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes