Shloka 93

Drupada’s Instruction to the Purohita for the Kaurava Embassy (द्रुपदोपदेशः दूतप्रेषणम्)

Devanagari script

भीष्मद्रोणकृपादीनां भेदं संजनयिष्यति । दुरजी भी वहाँ आपके वचनोंका समर्थन करेंगे तथा आप भीष्म, द्रोण एवं कृपाचार्य आदिदमें भेद उत्पन्न कर देंगे

Transliteration

bhīṣma-droṇa-kṛpādīnāṁ bhedaṁ sañjanayiṣyati |

Translation

Drupada dit : «Il suscitera une rupture entre Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Kṛpa et les autres anciens. Même ceux qu’il est difficile d’ébranler finiront par soutenir tes paroles, et par ton conseil tu sèmeras la division au sein de cette direction vénérable.»

Word by Word

• भीष्मद्रोणकृपादीनाम्: of Bhishma, Drona, Kripa and others
• भीष्मद्रोणकृपादीनाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म + द्रोण + कृप + आदि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• भेदम्: division, dissension
• भेदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• संजनयिष्यति: will cause/produce
• संजनयिष्यति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + जनय् (णिच् of √जन्)
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

दुपद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Drupada
• Bhīṣma
• Droṇa
• Kṛpa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a key ethical tension in political life: persuasive counsel can fracture even venerable institutions. It warns that manipulating loyalties among respected elders (teachers and guardians) can decisively shift outcomes, raising questions about whether such strategy serves dharma or merely expediency.

What is happening in the narrative?

Drupada is describing the expected effect of a person’s words and influence: they will win support and create dissension among the Kuru elders—Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Kṛpa, and others—thereby weakening their unified stance at a critical pre-war moment.