Shloka 24

द्रोणानीक-व्यतिक्रमः — Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna Break Through Droṇa’s Array

Devanagari script

सो5हमिच्छाम्यनुज्ञातं रक्षितुं वा महात्मना । द्रोणेन सहपुत्रेण वीरेण यदि मन्यसे,“इसलिये मैं यहाँसे चले जानेकी अनुमति चाहता हूँ। अथवा यदि आप ठीक समझें तो पुत्रसहित वीर महामना द्रोणाचार्यके द्वारा मैं अपनी रक्षाका आश्वासन चाहता हूँ”

Transliteration

so ’ham icchāmy anu jñātaṁ rakṣituṁ vā mahātmanā | droṇena saha-putreṇa vīreṇa yadi manyase ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Therefore I seek your permission to depart from here. Or, if you deem it proper, let my safety be assured by the great-souled, heroic Droṇa—together with his son.”

Word by Word

सःhe/that (I)

अहम्I

इच्छामिI desire

अनुज्ञातम्permission/leave

रक्षितुम्to protect

वाor

महात्मनाby the great-souled one

द्रोणेनby Droṇa

सहtogether with

पुत्रेणwith (his) son

वीरेणby the hero

यदिif

मन्यसेyou think/consider

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Droṇa (Droṇācārya)

Droṇa's son (Aśvatthāman)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes