Shloka 21

Droṇa’s Resolve to Restrain Yudhiṣṭhira and Arjuna’s Protective Vow (द्रोणस्य युधिष्ठिरनिग्रह-प्रयत्नः)

Devanagari script

न हि शक्यो रणे पार्थ: सेन्द्रैदेवासुरैरपि । प्रत्युद्यातुमतस्तात नैतदामर्षयाम्यहम्‌,तात! रणक्षेत्रमें इन्द्रसहित सम्पूर्ण देवता और असुर भी अर्जुनका सामना नहीं कर सकते हैं। अतः मुझमें भी उन्हें जीतनेका उत्साह नहीं है

Transliteration

na hi śakyo raṇe pārthaḥ sendrair devāsurair api | pratyudyātum atas tāta naitad āmarṣayāmy aham ||

Translation

Droṇa said: “In battle, Pārtha (Arjuna) cannot truly be withstood—even by the gods and the asuras together, with Indra at their head. Therefore, my son, I do not feel the resolve to challenge him face to face; I cannot bring myself to accept such a contest.”

Word by Word

नnot

हिindeed/for

शक्यःpossible/able (to be done)

रणेin battle

पार्थःPartha (Arjuna)

सtogether with

इन्द्रैःwith Indras (i.e., Indra and the like)

देवgods

असुरैःwith demons/asuras

अपिeven/also

प्रत्युद्यातुम्to advance against/to confront

अतःtherefore

तातdear one/son (vocative)

नnot

एतत्this

आमर्षयामिI tolerate/endure

अहम्I

तातdear one/son (vocative)

Speaker

द्रोण उवाच

Characters & Entities

Droṇa

Arjuna (Pārtha)

Indra

Devas

Asuras

Raṇa (battlefield)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes