Shloka 51

Droṇavadha-saṃniveśaḥ — The Convergence Toward Droṇa’s Fall

Book 7, Chapter 164

Devanagari script

यावन्मात्रेण च मया सहायेन धनंजय: । भीमश्च रथशार्दूलो युध्यते कौरवै: सह

Transliteration

yāvanmātreṇa ca mayā sahāyena dhanañjayaḥ | bhīmaś ca rathaśārdūlo yudhyate kauravaiḥ saha

Translation

నేను సహాయకుడిగా ఎంతవరకు సమర్థుడనో అంతవరకు ధనంజయుడు (అర్జునుడు) యుద్ధం చేస్తూనే ఉన్నాడు; రథవీరుల్లో సింహసమానుడైన భీముడూ అతనితో కలిసి కౌరవులతో పోరాడుతున్నాడు.

Word by Word

• यावत्: as much as; to the extent that
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत्

• मात्रेण: by measure; by extent
• मात्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मात्रा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Common, Instrumental, Singular

• सहायेन: as a helper; with assistance
• सहायेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहाय
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• धनंजयः: Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भीमः: Bhīma
• भीमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• रथशार्दूलः: tiger among chariot-warriors; great charioteer
• रथशार्दूलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रथशार्दूल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युध्यते: fights
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध्
• Form: Present, Ātmanepada, Third, Singular

• कौरवैः: with/against the Kauravas
• कौरवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• Bhīma
• Kauravas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights steadfastness in duty and loyal support in a righteous struggle: a warrior persists ‘as far as capacity allows,’ and companions sustain one another through disciplined effort rather than mere bravado.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Arjuna, aided by him (as charioteer/assistant), continues fighting, and Bhīma—praised as a supreme chariot-warrior—also fights on against the Kaurava forces.