Shloka 4

द्रोणकर्णयोः निशि संप्रहारः — Night Engagement with Droṇa and Karṇa

Devanagari script

प्रतिज्ञां सफलां चापि कर्तुमहसि मेडनघ । अस्तमेति महाबाहो त्वरमाणो दिवाकर:,“श्रीकृष्ण! जिस ओर राजा जयद्रथ खड़ा है, उसी ओर अब इन घोड़ोंको शीघ्रतापूर्वक हॉकिये। कमलनयन! सुना जाता है कि वह इस समय तीन धर्मोमें विद्यमान है। निष्पाप केशव! मेरी प्रतिज्ञा आप सफल करें। महाबाहो! सूर्यदेव तीव्रणतिसे अस्ताचलकी ओर जा रहे हैं

Transliteration

sajaya uv01ca |

pratijf10143 saphal0143 c01pi kartum arhasi medanagha |

astam eti mah01b01ho tvaram0147o div01kara25 ||

Translation

Sanjaya said: O sinless one, you must make my vow come true. O mighty-armed one, the Sun is hastening toward its setting. (Therefore act quickly, so that the pledged deed may be accomplished before nightfall.)

Word by Word

[{'term''pratij\x00f1\x0101', 'meaning': 'vow, solemn pledge'}, {'term': 'saphal\x0101', 'meaning': 'successful, fulfilled, bearing fruit'}, {'term': 'c\x0101pi', 'meaning': 'and also'}, {'term': 'kartum', 'meaning': 'to do, to accomplish'}, {'term': 'arhasi', 'meaning': 'you ought to, you are fit/able to'}, {'term': 'medanagha', 'meaning': 'O sinless one (epithet of K\x1e5b\x1e63\x1e47a)'}, {'term': 'astam eti', 'meaning': 'is going to set (toward sunset)'}, {'term': 'mah\x0101b\x0101ho', 'meaning': 'O mighty-armed one (heroic epithet)'}, {'term': 'tvaram\x0101\x1e47a\x1e25', 'meaning': 'hastening, moving quickly'}, {'term': 'div\x0101kara\x1e25', 'meaning': "the Sun (literally, 'maker of day')"}]

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Saf1jaya

K5b6347a (as Medanagha)

Div01kara (the Sun)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical weight of a pratijf101 (solemn vow): once publicly undertaken, it becomes a dharmic obligation that demands timely, decisive action, even amid the pressures and uncertainties of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

As the Sun nears setting, urgency intensifies: the speaker presses K5b6347a to ensure that a pledged objective is fulfilled before nightfall, since the approaching sunset threatens the success of the vow.