Shloka 306

द्रोणकर्णयोः निशि संप्रहारः — Night Engagement with Droṇa and Karṇa

Devanagari script

त्वत्प्रियार्थ महाराज जयो दैवे प्रतिष्ठित: । “महाराज! आज युद्धस्थलमें आपका प्रिय करनेके लिये मैं सिंधुराजकी रक्षाके निमित्त पूरा प्रयत्न करूँगा। विजय तो दैवके अधीन है

Transliteration

tvatpriyārtha mahārāja jayo daive pratiṣṭhitaḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya dit : « Ô grand roi, pour ce qui t’est cher, aujourd’hui sur le champ de bataille je déploierai tous mes efforts afin de protéger le roi de Sindhu. Mais la victoire dépend du destin — du divin. »

Word by Word

त्वत्of you/your

प्रियार्थम्for (your) pleasure; for what is dear (to you)

महाराजO great king

जयःvictory

दैवेin fate; in the divine (dispensation)

प्रतिष्ठितःis established/depends (upon)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Mahārāja (Dhṛtarāṣṭra, implied addressee)

Sindhurāja (Jayadratha, implied by the accompanying prose context)

Daiva (fate/providence)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

One should act with full effort out of duty and loyalty, yet recognize that the final outcome—victory or defeat—ultimately depends on daiva (providence/fate), not merely human will.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the war narrative of Droṇa Parva, Sañjaya reports a resolve made for the king’s satisfaction: to strive to protect the Sindhu king (Jayadratha), while acknowledging that the result of battle is governed by fate.