Shloka 5

द्रोणानीक-व्यतिक्रमः — Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna Break Through Droṇa’s Array

Devanagari script

त्वया वै सम्प्रतिज्ञाते सिन्धुराजवधे प्रभो । सिंहनाद: सवादित्र: सुमहानिह तै: श्रुतः,“शक्तिशाली अर्जुन! जब तुमने सिंधुराजके वधकी प्रतिज्ञा की थी, उस समय यहाँ रणवाद्योंके साथ-साथ महान्‌ सिंहनाद किया गया था, जिसे कौरवोंने सुना था

Transliteration

tvayā vai sampratijñāte sindhurāja-vadhe prabho | siṁhanādaḥ savāditraḥ sumahān iha taiḥ śrutaḥ |

Translation

संजय बोले—प्रभो, जब तुमने सिंधुराज के वध की प्रतिज्ञा की थी, तब यहाँ रणवाद्यों के साथ एक महान सिंहनाद उठा था, जिसे उन कौरव वीरों ने भी सुना था।

Word by Word

त्वयाby you

वैindeed

सम्प्रतिज्ञातेwhen (it was) vowed / upon the vow being made

सिन्धुराजवधेin the slaying of Sindhurāja (Jayadratha)

प्रभोO lord

सिंहनादःa lion-roar (war-cry)

सवादित्रःaccompanied by musical instruments

सुमहान्very great

इहhere

तैःby them

श्रुतःwas heard

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

Arjuna

Sindhuraja (Jayadratha)

Kauravas

war-instruments (vāditra)

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?

A publicly declared vow in a dharmic war carries ethical gravity: it binds the speaker to steadfast effort and accountability. The verse highlights how such commitments are witnessed by the community (both armies), turning personal resolve into a matter of honor and responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reminds the listener that when Arjuna vowed to kill Jayadratha (the king of Sindhu), a tremendous battle-cry like a lion’s roar, along with the sound of war-instruments, arose on the battlefield and was heard by the Kauravas—signaling the seriousness of Arjuna’s pledge.