Mahabharata 7.113.376 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 113, Shloka 376

Adhyāya 113: Karṇa–Bhīma Śaravarṣa and the Battlefield Aftermath (कर्णभीमशरवर्षः)

Devanagari script

क्वचिद्‌ यास्यामि कौरव्य सत्यमेतद्‌ ब्रवीमि ते | “महाराज! कुरुनन्दन! मैं आपको इस महासमरमें किसी वीरके संरक्षणमें रखे बिना कहीं नहीं जाऊँगा; यह मैं आपसे सच्ची बात कहता हूँ

Transliteration

kvacid yāsyāmi kauravya satyam etad bravīmi te |

Translation

ഹേ കൗരവ്യ മഹാരാജാവേ, ഞാൻ നിന്നോട് സത്യം പറയുന്നു—ഈ മഹാസമരത്തിൽ നിന്നെ ഒരു വീരന്റെ സംരക്ഷണത്തിൽ ഏൽപ്പിക്കാതെ ഞാൻ എങ്ങോട്ടും പോകുകയില്ല.

Word by Word

• क्वचित्: somewhere/at some time
• क्वचित्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित्

• यास्यामि: I shall go
• यास्यामि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (गत्यर्थे)
• Form: Luṭ (simple future), 1st, singular, Parasmaipada

• कौरव्य: O Kaurava (descendant of Kuru)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव्य
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• ब्रवीमि: I say/speak
• ब्रवीमि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (वचने)
• Form: Laṭ (present), 1st, singular, Parasmaipada

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: dative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed as Kauravya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds satya (truthfulness) and steadfast loyalty: Sañjaya frames his assurance as truth, emphasizing reliability and constancy amid the moral strain of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya addresses Dhṛtarāṣṭra (as ‘Kauravya’) and makes a firm declaration that he will not depart—an assurance of continued presence and faithful reporting/support during the unfolding battle events.