Shloka 7
Devanagari script
श्र॒त्वा चैवं मयोक्तास्तु भीष्मद्रोणकृपास्तदा । ज्ञातिक्षयभयाद् राजन् भीतेन भरतर्षभ
Transliteration
śrutvā caivaṁ mayoktās tu bhīṣma-droṇa-kṛpās tadā | jñāti-kṣaya-bhayād rājan bhītena bharatarṣabha ||
Translation
श्रुत्वा चैवं मयोक्तास्तु भीष्मद्रोणकृपास्तदा । ज्ञातिक्षयभयाद् राजन् भीता बभूवुर्भरतर्षभ ॥
Word by Word
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपद-भाव (active sense)
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवम्thus
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
मयाby me
मया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Instrumental, Singular
उक्ताःspoken / addressed
उक्ताः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural
तुbut
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
भीष्म-द्रोण-कृपाःBhishma, Drona, and Kripa
भीष्म-द्रोण-कृपाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म + द्रोण + कृप (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तदाthen
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
ज्ञाति-क्षय-भयात्from fear of the destruction of kinsmen
ज्ञाति-क्षय-भयात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootज्ञाति + क्षय + भय (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
भीतेनby/with (one who is) afraid
भीतेन:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootभी (धातु) / भीत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formक्त (past passive participle used adjectivally), Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
भरत-ऋषभO bull of the Bharatas
भरत-ऋषभ:
TypeNoun
Rootभरत + ऋषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
दुर्योधन उवाच
Characters & Entities
D
DuryodhanaB
BhīṣmaD
DroṇaK
KṛpaB
Bharatas (dynasty)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even revered elders can be shaken when a course of action points toward the destruction of one’s own kin; the verse highlights the ethical weight of decisions that lead to fratricidal war and the moral anxiety it provokes.
Duryodhana reports to the king that after hearing his words, the senior warriors—Bhīṣma, Droṇa, and Kṛpa—became fearful because they anticipated a catastrophic loss of relatives in the coming conflict.