Shloka 13

द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय 128: दुर्योधनस्य परसेनाप्रवेशः

Duryodhana’s Incursion and the Tumult of Battle

Devanagari script

भ्रातुरन्वेषणं कृत्वा धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिर:

Transliteration

bhrātur anveṣaṇaṁ kṛtvā dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

Translation

サञ्जयは言った。兄弟を捜し求めることに着手したのち、ダルマの子ユディシュティラは、戦の騒乱のただ中にあっても、親族の絆と正法（ダルマ）に結ばれた重い義務感を胸に、厳然として進み続けた。

Word by Word

• भ्रातुः: of (his) brother
• भ्रातुः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अन्वेषणम्: search, seeking
• अन्वेषणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्वेषण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कृत्वा: having done
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• धर्मपुत्रः: Dharma's son
• धर्मपुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Dharma (as Yudhiṣṭhira's divine father)
• an unnamed brother (bhrātṛ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a battlefield setting, dharma expresses itself through steadfast responsibility—especially toward one’s family and dependents. Yudhiṣṭhira’s epithet ‘Dharmaputra’ frames his actions as guided by moral duty rather than impulse.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Yudhiṣṭhira has engaged in searching for his brother. The verse is a brief narrative hinge, indicating a purposeful movement or decision following that search.