Mahabharata 7.27.1 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 27, Shloka 1

द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय २७: सुशर्माह्वानम्, अर्जुनस्य प्रतिनिवर्तनम्, भगदत्तेन गजप्रहारः

Devanagari script

/ अपना बा | अप्--र- - हाथीके निचले भागमें कोई ऐसा स्थान होता है

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | yan māṁ pārthasya saṅgrāme karmāṇi paripṛcchasi | tac chṛṇuṣva mahābāho pārtho yad akarod raṇe ||

Translation

సంజయుడు పలికెను—మహాబాహో! యుద్ధములో పార్థుడు చేసిన కార్యాలను నన్నడుగుచున్నావు; వినుము. రణభూమిలో పార్థుడు చేసినదంతా నేను యథాతథంగా వివరిస్తాను.

Word by Word

• संजयः: Sanjaya
• संजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• यत्: that which / since
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद्

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पार्थस्य: of Partha (Arjuna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• संग्रामे: in battle
• संग्रामे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्राम
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• कर्माणि: deeds, actions
• कर्माणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• परिपृच्छसि: you ask (about), inquire
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ्
• Form: Present, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• शृणुष्व: listen
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• महाबाहो: O mighty-armed one
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पार्थः: Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यत्: what, which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अकरोत्: did
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Arjuna (Partha)
• Dhritarashtra (implied by address mahābāho)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames ethical narration: a responsible witness (Sanjaya) answers a ruler’s inquiry by truthfully recounting actions in war, emphasizing attentive listening and accurate testimony about dharma-driven conduct on the battlefield.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhritarashtra asks about Arjuna’s actions in the battle; Sanjaya begins his report, inviting the king to listen as he recounts what Arjuna (Partha) did in combat.