Shloka 33

द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय 128: दुर्योधनस्य परसेनाप्रवेशः

Duryodhana’s Incursion and the Tumult of Battle

Devanagari script

उत्तिष्वोत्तिष्ठ राजेन्द्र शाधि कि करवाणि ते । “पहले जब कभी हमलोग अत्यन्त दुःखसे अधीर हो उठते थे, तब आप ही हमें सहारा दिया करते थे। राजेन्द्र! उठिये, उठिये, आज्ञा दीजिये, मैं आपकी क्या सेवा करूँ? ।। ३२३ || न हयूसाध्यमकार्य वा विद्यते मम मानद

Transliteration

uttisvottiṣṭha rājendra śādhi kiṃ karavāṇi te |

Translation

ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ರಾಜೇಂದ್ರಾ! ಏಳು, ಏಳು; ಆಜ್ಞೆ ನೀಡು—ನಾನು ನಿನಗೆ ಏನು ಮಾಡಲಿ? ಹಿಂದೆ ನಾವು ತೀವ್ರ ಶೋಕದಿಂದ ವ್ಯಾಕುಲರಾಗಿ ಅಸ್ಥಿರರಾದಾಗ, ನೀನೇ ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಆಧರಿಸಿ ಸ್ಥಿರಪಡಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದೆ. ಈಗ, ಮಹಾರಾಜ, ಏಳಿ ಆಜ್ಞಾಪಿಸು—ನಾನು ಹೇಗೆ ಸೇವಿಸಲಿ?

Word by Word

उत्तिष्ठrise up

राजेन्द्रO king of kings

शाधिcommand / instruct

किम्what

करवाणिshould I do

तेfor you / to you

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

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?

Even amid catastrophe and grief, one should not collapse into helplessness; the ethical response is steadiness and responsible action. Sañjaya urges the king to regain composure and exercise rightful agency—leadership expressed as clear instruction and purposeful service.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya addresses the grieving Dhṛtarāṣṭra, urging him to rise and give commands. He reminds the king that in earlier moments of distress the king used to support others; now Sañjaya offers himself in service and asks what he should do.