Mahabharata (Gita Press) 7.113.4 - Drona Parva, Adhyaya 113, Shloka 4
Adhyāya 113: Karṇa–Bhīma Śaravarṣa and the Battlefield Aftermath (कर्णभीमशरवर्षः)
एवंविधे तथा काले मादृशं प्रेक्ष्य सम्मतम् । वक्तुम्हसि राजेन्द्र यथा पार्थ तथैव माम्
evaṃvidhe tathā kāle mādṛśaṃ prekṣya sammatam | vaktum asi rājendra yathā pārtha tathaiva mām ||
രാജേന്ദ്രാ! ഇത്തരമൊരു സമയത്ത് എന്നെപ്പോലെയുള്ള പ്രിയനും വിശ്വസ്തനുമായ ഒരാളെ മുന്നിൽ കണ്ടിട്ട്, പാർഥനോട് (അർജുനനോട്) നിങ്ങൾ പറയുമായിരുന്നതുപോലെ തന്നെയാണ് എന്നോടും പറഞ്ഞത്; അർജുനനോട് പറയാനായതെല്ലാം എന്നോടും പറഞ്ഞു.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical speech within relationships of trust: a king’s words carry weight, and speaking to a trusted confidant should be as responsible and candid as speaking to a principal warrior like Arjuna. It underscores the moral seriousness of counsel and address during crisis.
Sañjaya responds to the king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra), noting that in this grave moment the king has addressed him with the same kind of words he would use toward Arjuna (Pārtha), indicating intimacy, confidence, and the urgency of the situation.
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