Mahabharata 7.113.51 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 113, Shloka 51

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

Devanagari script

विश्रब्धं गच्छ शैनेय मा कार्षीमयि सम्भ्रमम्‌ धृष्टय्युम्नो रणे क्रुद्धं द्रोणमावारयिष्यति

Transliteration

Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: viśrabdhaṁ gaccha śaineya mā kārṣīr mayi sambhramam | dhṛṣṭadyumno raṇe kruddhaṁ droṇam āvārayiṣyati ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira dit : «Va sans crainte, ô fils de Śini. Ne t’alarme pas à mon sujet. Dhṛṣṭadyumna, enflammé de colère dans la bataille, retiendra Droṇa tout à fait.»

Word by Word

• विश्रब्धम्: confidently, without fear
• विश्रब्धम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्रब्ध
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular

• शैनेय: O son of Śini (Sātyaki)
• शैनेय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैनेय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• मा: do not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा

• कार्षीः: do/make
• कार्षीः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Aorist (injunctive/imperative-prohibitive usage with मा), Second, Singular

• मयि: about me / in my case
• मयि: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Locative, Singular

• सम्भ्रमम्: confusion, anxiety, doubt
• सम्भ्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्भ्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• धृष्टद्युम्नः: Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• धृष्टद्युम्नः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्टद्युम्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• क्रुद्धम्: angry
• क्रुद्धम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• द्रोणम्: Droṇa
• द्रोणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आवारयिष्यति: will restrain/hold back
• आवारयिष्यति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + वॄ (वारयति)
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Third, Singular

• अतः: therefore
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः

• शिनिनन्दन: O delight/son of Śini
• शिनिनन्दन: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिनि-नन्दन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Śaineya (Sātyaki)
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• Droṇa (Droṇācārya)
• battlefield (raṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Maintain composure and act according to assigned duty: a leader calms allies, prevents panic, and relies on capable protectors rather than letting anxiety disrupt righteous action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira instructs Sātyaki (Śaineya) to proceed confidently, assuring him that Dhṛṣṭadyumna will effectively check Droṇa on the battlefield, so Sātyaki need not worry about Yudhiṣṭhira’s safety.