Shloka 72

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

Devanagari script

आयत्यां च तदात्वे च श्रेयो राज्ञोडभिरक्षणम्‌ | जानीषे मम वीर्य त्वं तव चाहमरिंदम

Transliteration

āyatyāṃ ca tadātve ca śreyo rājño ḍabhirakṣaṇam | jānīṣe mama vīrya tvaṃ tava cāham ariṃdama

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: “Baik untuk masa hadapan mahupun saat ini, yang paling utama ialah raja dilindungi olehmu. Engkau mengetahui keperwiraanku, dan aku mengetahui keperwiraanmu, wahai penunduk musuh.”

Word by Word

आयत्याम्in the future

चand

तदात्वेat that very time / in the present moment

चand

श्रेयःthe better course; welfare

राज्ञःof the king

उभिरक्षणम्protection by both (means/sides)

जानीषेyou know

ममof me; my

वीर्यम्valor; strength

त्वम्you

तवof you; your

चand

अहम्I

अरिंदमfoe-subduer (epithet, vocative sense in context)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

the king (rājā; i.e., Dhṛtarāṣṭra in the frame narrative)

ariṃdama (epithet addressed to a warrior/hero)

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?

Prudence in leadership: safeguarding the king is presented as the most beneficial course both immediately and in the long run, and effective counsel rests on clear recognition of each person’s strength and capacity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Within Sañjaya’s report, he urges that the king’s security be ensured at once and for the future, addressing a heroic figure as ‘ariṃdama’ and grounding the advice in mutual awareness of martial prowess.