Shloka 7

द्रुपदवाक्यं

Drupada’s Counsel on Conciliation and Alliance Mobilization

Devanagari script

एतच्चैव करिष्यामो यत्नश्ष क्रियतामिह । प्रस्थापयाम मित्रेभ्यो बलान्युद्योजयन्तु न:

Transliteration

etac caiva kariṣyāmo yatnaś ca kriyatām iha | prasthāpayāma mitrebhyo balāny udyojayantu naḥ ||

Translation

ດຣຸປະດະກ່າວວ່າ: «ແຜນນີ້ແຫຼະ ພວກເຮົາຈະປະຕິບັດໃຫ້ສຳເລັດ; ຈົ່ງພາກພຽນຢ່າງເຕັມທີ່ໃນບັດນີ້. ຈົ່ງສົ່ງສານໄປຫາມິດສະຫາຍພັນທະມິດ ໃຫ້ເຂົາເລີ່ມລະດົມ ແລະຈັດຕຽມກຳລັງທະຫານເພື່ອພວກເຮົາ»។

Word by Word

• {'etat': 'this (very matter/plan)', 'ca eva': 'and indeed

• certainly', 'kariṣyāmaḥ': 'we shall do

• we will carry out', 'yatnaḥ': 'effort

• diligent endeavor', 'kriyatām': 'let it be done (imperative/passive: ‘let there be made’)', 'iha': 'here

• at this time', 'prasthāpayāma': 'let us send forth/dispatch

• let us set in motion', 'mitrebhyaḥ': 'to/among friends and allies', 'balāni': 'forces

• troops', 'udyōjayantu': 'let them prepare/organize

• let them mobilize', 'naḥ': 'for us

Speaker

दुपद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Drupada
• allies/friends (mitra)
• forces/armies (bala)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes timely, disciplined effort and prudent statecraft: once a course is chosen, one should act decisively, coordinate with allies, and prepare resources responsibly—especially when conflict is imminent.

What is happening in the narrative?

Drupada agrees to proceed with the proposed course of action and urges immediate practical steps: sending word to allied kings and friends so they begin organizing and assembling military forces to support their side.