Shloka 29

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 114 — Karṇa–Bhīmasena Missile Exchange, Disarmament, and Arjuna’s Intervention

Devanagari script

आनम्ेते पुरा राज॑स्तव कर्मकरा दृढम्‌

Transliteration

ānamete purā rājas tava karmakarā dṛḍham

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Formerly, O King, your servants (those who worked under your authority) were firmly devoted—steadfast in carrying out your commands.”

Word by Word

• आनमेत: bowed down
• आनमेत: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-नम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), 3, Singular, परस्मैपद

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Dative, Singular

• पुरा: formerly, earlier
• पुरा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तव: your
• तव: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• कर्मकराः: servants, workers
• कर्मकराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• दृढम्: firmly, strongly
• दृढम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical ideal of steadfast duty and loyalty within a kingdom—service performed with firmness and commitment to rightful authority.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya addresses Dhṛtarāṣṭra and recalls an earlier time when the king’s attendants and workers were obedient and resolute, contrasting past order with the present turmoil of war.