Mahabharata 7.150.33 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 150, Shloka 33

धृतराष्ट्र–संजय संवादः: कर्ण–घटोत्कचयोर्निशायुद्धवर्णनम्

Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya Dialogue: Description of the Night Engagement of Karṇa and Ghaṭotkaca

Devanagari script

अनाक्षर्यो जयस्तेषां येषां नाथोडसि केशव

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | anākāryo jayas teṣāṃ yeṣāṃ nātho ’si keśava | tava kṛpā-prasādena rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ samasta-bhūmaṇḍalasya rājyaṃ prāpsyati | vṛṣṇinandana prabho etat tavaiva prabhāvaḥ tavaiva ca jayaḥ | madhusūdana tvad-āśīrvāda-pātrāṇi vayaṃ sadā bhaviṣyāmaḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya dit : «Ô Keśava, il n’est pas étonnant que la victoire appartienne à ceux dont tu es le protecteur. Par la grâce de ta faveur, le roi Yudhiṣṭhira obtiendra la souveraineté sur tout le cercle de la terre. Ô joie des Vṛṣṇis, Seigneur—c’est là ta puissance même, et c’est ta victoire. Ô Madhusūdana, nous demeurerons toujours dignes de recevoir ta bénédiction.»

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'anākāryaḥ', 'definition': 'not astonishing

• not a matter for wonder'}, {'term': 'jayaḥ', 'definition': 'victory

• triumph'}, {'term': 'teṣām', 'definition': 'of those'}, {'term': 'yeṣām', 'definition': 'of whom

• whose'}, {'term': 'nāthaḥ', 'definition': 'protector

• refuge'}, {'term': 'asi', 'definition': 'you are'}, {'term': 'Keśava', 'definition': 'epithet of Kṛṣṇa (Keśava)'}, {'term': 'kṛpā-prasāda', 'definition': 'grace and favor

• benevolent blessing'}, {'term': 'rājā', 'definition': 'king'}, {'term': 'Yudhiṣṭhira', 'definition': 'eldest Pāṇḍava

• king devoted to dharma'}, {'term': 'samasta', 'definition': 'entire

• complete'}, {'term': 'bhūmaṇḍala', 'definition': 'the earth-circle

• the whole world/realm'}, {'term': 'rājya', 'definition': 'kingdom

• rule'}, {'term': 'prāpsyati', 'definition': 'will obtain

• will attain'}, {'term': 'Vṛṣṇinandana', 'definition': 'delight/son of the Vṛṣṇis

• Kṛṣṇa'}, {'term': 'prabho', 'definition': 'O Lord

• O master'}, {'term': 'prabhāva', 'definition': 'power

• effective influence'}, {'term': 'Madhusūdana', 'definition': 'slayer of Madhu

• Kṛṣṇa'}, {'term': 'āśīrvāda-pātra', 'definition': 'fit recipient of blessing

• worthy of benediction'}, {'term': 'vayam', 'definition': 'we'}, {'term': 'sadā', 'definition': 'always'}]

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Vṛṣṇis
• Madhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa)
• Bhūmaṇḍala (the earth/world)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Victory and rightful sovereignty are portrayed as naturally following where Kṛṣṇa’s protection and grace operate; the verse frames success not merely as human strategy but as alignment with divine support and dharmic legitimacy.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya praises Kṛṣṇa, declaring that the Pāṇḍavas’ victory is unsurprising because Kṛṣṇa is their protector, and he foretells Yudhiṣṭhira’s attainment of universal kingship, attributing the outcome to Kṛṣṇa’s power and blessing.