Shloka 14

द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय ९०: हार्दिक्यस्य पराक्रमः

Kṛtavarmā’s Stand against the Pāṇḍavas

Devanagari script

एवं ब्रुवन्महाराज महात्मा स महामति: । महेष्वासैर्व॒तो राजन्‌ महेष्वासो व्यवस्थित:,राजन्‌! महाराज! ऐसा कहता हुआ वह महामनस्वी महाबुद्धिमान्‌ एवं महाधनुर्धर दुर्मर्षण बड़े-बड़े धनुर्धरोंसे घिरकर युद्धके लिये खड़ा हो गया

Transliteration

evaṁ bruvan mahārāja mahātmā sa mahāmatiḥ | maheṣvāsair vṛto rājan maheṣvāso vyavasthitaḥ ||

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。「大王よ、彼がそのように語るうちに、高き魂と澄みきった知性を備えたその勇士—みずからも大弓の使い手—は、四方を大弓手たちに囲まれ、戦いに備えて立ち上がった。」

Word by Word

एवम्thus

ब्रुवन्speaking

महाराजO great king

महात्माthe great-souled one

सःhe

महामतिःthe great-minded one

महेष्वासैःby/with great archers

वृतःsurrounded

राजन्O king

महेष्वासःthe great archer

व्यवस्थितःstood ready / stationed

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

Dhritarashtra

Duryodhana (implied by Gita Press Hindi gloss: Durmarshana is named there; the Sanskrit line itself says 'sa')

Durmarshana (from the accompanying Gita Press Hindi gloss)

maheṣvāsāḥ (great archers)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights steadfastness and preparedness in one’s chosen role—here, the warrior’s stance in battle—while also implying the collective nature of action: a leader’s resolve is strengthened and made effective through disciplined support and orderly positioning of capable allies.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that, after speaking, the featured warrior (described as noble, intelligent, and a great archer) takes his position for combat, surrounded by other eminent bowmen—signaling the tightening of battle lines and the readiness for the next clash.