Shloka 13

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 25 — Bhīma’s Disruption of Elephant Formations and Bhagadatta’s Shock Advance

Devanagari script

युयुत्सुं पाण्डवार्थाय यतमानं महारथम्‌ | सुबाहुर्भारतं शूरं यत्तो द्रोणादवारयत्‌

Transliteration

yuyutsuṁ pāṇḍavārthāya yatamānaṁ mahāratham | subāhur bhārataṁ śūraṁ yatto droṇād avārayat ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Subāhu, pahlawan Bharata yang gagah, bersungguh-sungguh menahan Yuyutsu—maharatha yang berjuang demi pihak Pāṇḍava—agar tidak mara mendekati Droṇa.

Word by Word

युयुत्सुम्Yuyutsu (name)

पाण्डव-अर्थायfor the sake of the Pandavas

यतमानम्striving, exerting himself

महा-रथम्the great chariot-warrior

सु-बाहुःSubahu (name)

भारतंthe Bharata (descendant of Bharata)

शूरम्the hero, brave one

यत्तःstriving, intent

द्रोणात्from Drona

अवारयत्checked, restrained, prevented

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Yuyutsu

Pāṇḍavas

Subāhu

Droṇa

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?

Even in a righteous cause, outcomes depend on disciplined effort and strategic restraint: allegiance (Yuyutsu siding with the Pāṇḍavas) must be enacted through action, while opponents (Subāhu) fulfill their own duty by protecting their commander (Droṇa). The verse underscores dharma as role-bound responsibility amid moral ambiguity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yuyutsu, fighting on behalf of the Pāṇḍavas, advances with determination as a major chariot-warrior. Subāhu, a brave Bharata fighter, actively blocks him, preventing him from reaching or engaging Droṇa.