Shloka 6

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 114 — Karṇa–Bhīmasena Missile Exchange, Disarmament, and Arjuna’s Intervention

Devanagari script

तस्याहं पदवीं यास्ये संदेशात्‌ तव मानद । त्वत्कृते न च मे किंचिदकर्तव्यं कथंचन,“मानद! मैं आपके आदेश और संदेशसे अर्जुनके पथका अनुसरण करूँगा। आपके लिये कोई ऐसा कार्य नहीं है जिसे मैं किसी प्रकार न कर सकूँ

Transliteration

tasyāhaṁ padavīṁ yāsye saṁdeśāt tava mānada | tvatkṛte na ca me kiṁcid akartavyaṁ kathaṁcana ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: “Wahai yang mulia, atas perintahmu dan dengan pesananmu, aku akan menuruti jejak jalan yang telah diambilnya. Demi dirimu, tiada suatu tugas pun yang akan aku biarkan tidak terlaksana.”

Word by Word

तस्यof him/that (person)

अहम्I

पदवींpath/track/way

यास्येI shall go/follow

संदेशात्from (your) message/instruction

तवof you/your

मानदO giver of honor (honorable one)

त्वत्कृतेfor your sake

नnot

चand

मेfor me/of me

किंचित्anything (at all)

अकर्तव्यम्not-to-be-done / something I must not (or cannot) do

कथंचनin any way/at all

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

the addressed person (mānada)

the person whose path is to be followed (contextually Arjuna)

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?

The verse emphasizes steadfast duty and loyal service: when one has accepted a responsibility toward a respected superior, one should not shrink from any necessary action, especially in a crisis shaped by war and urgent missions.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya declares to the person he addresses (honorably called mānada) that, carrying that person’s message, he will follow the route taken by the intended target (contextually Arjuna) and that he is prepared to do whatever is required for the addressee’s purpose.