Mahabharata 7.113.23 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 113, Shloka 23

Adhyāya 113: Karṇa–Bhīma Śaravarṣa and the Battlefield Aftermath (कर्णभीमशरवर्षः)

Devanagari script

मां चापि मन्यते युद्धे भारद्वाजस्य धीमतः । सो<हं सम्भावनां चैतामाचार्यवचनं च तत्‌

Transliteration

māṁ cāpi manyate yuddhe bhāradvājasya dhīmataḥ | so'haṁ sambhāvanāṁ caitām ācāryavacanaṁ ca tat ||

Translation

Sañjaya dijo: «Incluso a mí, el sabio hijo de Bhāradvāja me tiene por alguien de peso en esta guerra. Por eso acepto tanto este honor que se me concede como aquellas palabras del maestro.»

Word by Word

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

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

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• मन्यते: thinks/considers
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (मन्यते)
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada

• युद्धे: in battle
• युद्धे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• भारद्वाजस्य: of Bhāradvāja
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारद्वाज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• धीमतः: of the wise/intelligent one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• सम्भावनाम्: esteem/respect/consideration
• सम्भावनाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्भावना
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• एताम्: this
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आचार्यवचनम्: the teacher's word/statement
• आचार्यवचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार्यवचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• तत्: that
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇa (Bhāradvāja-putra)
• Ācārya (the teacher, i.e., Droṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Esteem granted by a respected authority (ācārya) should be received as a charge of responsibility, not as fuel for vanity—especially in the moral pressure of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Droṇa (the wise Bhāradvāja-descendant) regards him as important in the battle context; Sañjaya acknowledges both the honor shown to him and the teacher’s statement.