Shloka 1

द्रोणसेनापत्यं, व्यूहविन्यासः, उत्पातदर्शनं, आरम्भयुद्धम्

Droṇa’s Command, Battle-Formations, Omens, and Opening Engagement

Devanagari script

/ अप ह< बक। ] अत काए: षष्ठो 5 ध्याय: दुर्योधनका द्रोणाचार्यसे सेनापति होनेके लिये प्रार्थना करना संजय उवाच कर्णस्य वचन श्रुत्वा राजा दुर्योधनस्तदा । सेनामध्यगतं द्रोणमिदं वचनमत्रवीत्‌,संजय कहते हैं--राजन्‌! कर्णका यह कथन सुनकर उस समय राजा दुर्योधनने सेनाके मध्यभागमें स्थित हुए आचार्य द्रोणसे इस प्रकार कहा

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | karṇasya vacanaṃ śrutvā rājā duryodhanas tadā | senāmadhyagataṃ droṇam idaṃ vacanam abravīt ||

Translation

Sanjaya said: O King, having heard Karna’s words, Duryodhana then addressed Acharya Drona, who stood in the midst of the army. The scene frames a decisive ethical moment in war-leadership: counsel is weighed, authority is invoked, and command is sought not merely for victory but for the legitimacy and cohesion of the Kaurava host.

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'sañjaya uvāca', 'definition': 'Sanjaya said (narrator reporting to Dhritarashtra)'}, {'term': 'karṇasya', 'definition': 'of Karna'}, {'term': 'vacanam', 'definition': 'speech, statement, words'}, {'term': 'śrutvā', 'definition': 'having heard'}, {'term': 'rājā', 'definition': 'the king'}, {'term': 'duryodhanaḥ', 'definition': 'Duryodhana (leader of the Kauravas)'}, {'term': 'tadā', 'definition': 'then, at that time'}, {'term': 'senā-madhya-gatam', 'definition': 'situated in the middle of the army'}, {'term': 'droṇam', 'definition': 'Drona (the preceptor, warrior-teacher)'}, {'term': 'idam', 'definition': 'this'}, {'term': 'abravīt', 'definition': 'said, spoke'}]

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Karna
• Duryodhana
• Drona
• the army (Kaurava host)