Shloka 146

द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय 128: दुर्योधनस्य परसेनाप्रवेशः

Duryodhana’s Incursion and the Tumult of Battle

Devanagari script

पदवीं प्रेषयिष्यामि माधवस्य महात्मन: । “मुझे लोकनिन्दासे बड़ा भय मालूम होता है। अतः कुन्तीनन्दन भीमसेनको मैं महामनस्वी सात्यकिका पता लगानेके लिये भेजूँगा

Transliteration

padavīṁ preṣayiṣyāmi mādhavasya mahātmanaḥ |

Translation

ನನಗೆ ಲೋಕನಿಂದೆಯ ಭಯ ದೊಡ್ಡದು; ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಕುಂತೀನಂದನ ಭೀಮಸೇನನನ್ನು ಕಳುಹಿಸುವೆನು—ಮಹಾತ್ಮ ಮಾಧವನ ಮಾರ್ಗವನ್ನೂ ಸಾತ್ಯಕಿಯ ಸುಳಿವನ್ನೂ ಕಂಡುಹಿಡಿಯಲು।

Word by Word

• पदवीं: path, track
• पदवीं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पदवी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रेषयिष्यामि: I will send
• प्रेषयिष्यामि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रेष् (प्रेषयति)
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• माधवस्य: of Mādhava (Krishna)
• माधवस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled
• महात्मनः: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid war, responsible leadership requires timely, deliberate action—especially in securing guidance and alliance with the righteous and capable; failure invites moral blame and social censure.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports the decision to send people to find the trail/whereabouts of Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa), indicating urgent coordination and reconnaissance during the conflict.