Shloka 72

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

Devanagari script

आयत्यां च तदात्वे च श्रेयो राज्ञोडभिरक्षणम्‌ | जानीषे मम वीर्य त्वं तव चाहमरिंदम

Transliteration

āyatyāṃ ca tadātve ca śreyo rājño ḍabhirakṣaṇam | jānīṣe mama vīrya tvaṃ tava cāham ariṃdama

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Both for the future and for the present moment, it is best that the king be protected by you. You know my prowess, and I know yours, O subduer of foes.”

Word by Word

• आयत्याम्: in the future
• आयत्याम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयति
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तदात्वे: at that very time / in the present moment
• तदात्वे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तदात्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• श्रेयः: the better course; welfare
• श्रेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेयस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• राज्ञः: of the king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• उभिरक्षणम्: protection by both (means/sides)
• उभिरक्षणम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उभिरक्षण
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• जानीषे: you know
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: Present, Second, Singular, Atmanepada

• मम: of me; my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• वीर्यम्: valor; strength
• वीर्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• तव: of you; your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• अरिंदम: foe-subduer (epithet, vocative sense in context)
• अरिंदम: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरिंदम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• the king (rājā; i.e., Dhṛtarāṣṭra in the frame narrative)
• ariṃdama (epithet addressed to a warrior/hero)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Prudence in leadership: safeguarding the king is presented as the most beneficial course both immediately and in the long run, and effective counsel rests on clear recognition of each person’s strength and capacity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Within Sañjaya’s report, he urges that the king’s security be ensured at once and for the future, addressing a heroic figure as ‘ariṃdama’ and grounding the advice in mutual awareness of martial prowess.