Shloka 7

Devanagari script

यदि नाहं परित्याज्यो भवद्धयां पुरुषर्षभौ | युध्यतामनुरूपेण विक्रमेण सुविक्रमौ,“अत्यन्त पराक्रमी पुरुषप्रवर वीरो! यदि आप मुझे त्याग देना न चाहते हों तो अपने अनुरूप पराक्रम प्रकट करते हुए युद्ध कीजिये'

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | yadi nāhaṃ parityājyo bhavadbhyāṃ puruṣarṣabhau | yudhyatām anurūpeṇa vikrameṇa suvikramau |

Translation

Sañjaya berkata— “Wahai yang terbaik di antara manusia, wahai para pahlawan yang amat perkasa! Jika kalian tidak hendak meninggalkanku, maka bertarunglah—tampakkan keberanian yang layak bagi kalian, dengan kegagahanmu sendiri yang tepat dan cemerlang.”

Word by Word

यदिif

नnot

अहम्I

परित्याज्यःto be abandoned / fit to be abandoned

भवद्भ्याम्by you two

पुरुषर्षभौO bulls among men (O best of men), you two

युध्यताम्let the two of you fight

अनुरूपेणin a fitting manner / suitably

विक्रमेणwith valor, with prowess

सुविक्रमौO very-valorous ones (you two)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

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?

The verse emphasizes kṣatriya-duty and ethical consistency: if one claims loyalty and protection, one must act in a manner worthy of that claim—showing appropriate courage and effort rather than abandoning an ally.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports an urgent exhortation addressed to two mighty warriors: if they do not intend to forsake him, they should engage in battle at once and demonstrate the level of prowess expected of such eminent heroes.