Mahabharata 7.114.4 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 114, Shloka 4

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

Devanagari script

कृतां चेन्मन्यसे रक्षां स्वस्ति ते5स्तु विशाम्पते । अनुयास्यामि बीभत्सुं करिष्ये वचनं तव

Transliteration

kṛtāṃ cen manyase rakṣāṃ svasti te 'stu viśāmpate | anuyāsyāmi bībhatsuṃ kariṣye vacanaṃ tava ||

Translation

சாத்தியகி கூறினான்—மக்கள்தலைவா! உங்கள் பாதுகாப்பு ஏற்பாடுகள் நிறைவடைந்தன என்று நீங்கள் கருதினால், உங்களுக்கு நலம் உண்டாகுக. நான் பீபத்ஸு (அர்ஜுனன்) பின்னே சென்று உங்கள் ஆணையை நிறைவேற்றுவேன்.

Word by Word

• कृताम्: done, made (i.e., arranged)
• कृताम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• चेत्: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत्

• मन्यसे: you think/consider
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (मन्यते)
• Form: Present, Second, Singular, Atmanepada

• रक्षाम्: protection, guard
• रक्षाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• स्वस्ति: well-being, welfare
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वस्ति

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Dative, Singular

• अस्तु: let it be
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• विशाम्: of the people/subjects
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• पते: O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• अनुयास्यामि: I shall follow/go after
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (अनु-या)
• Form: Simple Future, First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• बीभत्सुम्: Arjuna (the terrible one)
• बीभत्सुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीभत्सु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• करिष्ये: I shall do/perform
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Simple Future, First, Singular, Atmanepada

• वचनम्: word, command
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तव: of you, your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna (Bībhatsu)
• viśāmpati (addressed king)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined duty and ethical obedience: a messenger or counselor should ensure the ruler’s safety is settled, offer auspicious goodwill, and then faithfully execute the entrusted command without delay.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya addresses the king respectfully, wishes him safety, and states that he will go to Arjuna (called Bībhatsu) to follow through on the king’s instruction—signaling a mission or communication to Arjuna amid the war setting.