Mahabharata 7.13.13 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 13, Shloka 13

Droṇa’s sweeping assault and the Abhimanyu–Jayadratha close-quarters episode (द्रोणस्य भीषणव्यचरितम् / सौभद्र-जयद्रथ-संनिपातः)

Devanagari script

अन्यच्च ब्रूयां राजेन्द्र प्रतिज्ञां मम निश्चलाम्‌

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

anyac ca brūyāṃ rājendra pratijñāṃ mama niścalām |

āptair āśu parijñātaṃ bhāradvāja-cikīrṣitam ||

Translation

സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—രാജേന്ദ്രാ, എന്റെ മറ്റൊരു അചഞ്ചല പ്രതിജ്ഞയും ഞാൻ നിന്നോട് പറയുന്നു. ഭാരദ്വാജപുത്രൻ ദ്രോണന്റെ ഉദ്ദേശ്യം വിശ്വസ്തരായവരാൽ വേഗത്തിൽ, ഉറപ്പോടെ അറിയപ്പെട്ടു.

Word by Word

• अन्यत्: another (thing)
• अन्यत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• ब्रूयाम्: I should say / may I tell
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (ब्रवीति)
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• प्रतिज्ञाम्: a vow, promise
• प्रतिज्ञाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिज्ञा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• मम: of me, my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• निश्चलाम्: unshaken, firm
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निश्चल
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आप्तैः: by trusted (persons)
• आप्तैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आप्त
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• आशु: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु

• परिज्ञातम्: fully known / ascertained
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-ज्ञा
• Form: Past passive participle (kta), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• भारद्वाजचिकीर्षितम्: what the Bharadvāja (Droṇa) intended to do
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारद्वाज-चिकीर्षित
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Droṇa (Bhāradvāja)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds ethical speech and reliability: Sañjaya presents himself as bound by an unwavering vow (pratijñā) to speak truthfully, and it underscores that in a righteous assessment of war, knowledge should come from āpta—trustworthy sources—rather than rumor or passion.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya continues reporting to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. He says he will relate another firm pledge of his, and notes that Droṇa’s intended course of action was quickly learned through reliable agents—setting up how both sides react to Droṇa’s vow and strategy in the battle.