Mahabharata 7.115.67 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 115, Shloka 67

धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — सात्यकि-अलम्बुसयोर्युद्धवर्णनम्

Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Saṃjaya Dialogue; Account of Sātyaki vs Alambusa

Devanagari script

निगृहीतास्तु भोजेन भोजानीकेप्सवो रणे | अतिष्ठन्नार्यवद्‌ वीरा: प्रार्थयन्तो महद्यश:

Transliteration

nigṛhītās tu bhojena bhojānīkepsavo raṇe | atiṣṭhann āryavad vīrāḥ prārthayanto mahad yaśaḥ |

Translation

ครั้นถูกโภชะ (กฤตวรมัน) สกัดไว้ในสนามรบ เหล่าวีรชนผู้หมายจะเจาะแนวทัพโภชะก็มิได้ถอย หากยืนหยัดดุจอารยะบุรุษ—ปรารถนาศักดิ์ศรีเกียรติยศอันใหญ่หลวง และใคร่จะรบกับกองทัพนั้นเอง

Word by Word

• निगृहीताः: restrained/checked
• निगृहीताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: निगृहीत (नि + √ग्रह्)
• Form: Karmani (passive), Bhuta, Kta (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• भोजेन: by Bhoja
• भोजेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोज
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• भोजानीकेप्सवः: desiring to be in/with Bhoja’s army
• भोजानीकेप्सवः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भोजानीकेप्सु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• अतिष्ठन्: stood/held their ground
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था
• Form: Lan (imperfect), Past, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• आर्यवत्: like noble men
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आर्यवत्

• वीराः: heroes/warriors
• वीराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रार्थयन्तः: seeking/desiring
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √अर्थ्
• Form: Shatr (present active participle), Present, Active, Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महत्: great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• यशः: fame/glory
• यशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kṛtavarman (Bhoja)
• Bhoja army (Bhojānīka)
• Pāṇḍava warriors (implied by context)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid violent conflict, the verse highlights an ideal of kṣatriya conduct: steadfastness and dignity (āryavat) under pressure, with the pursuit of honor (yaśas) framed as a motivating ethical value in the warrior code.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kṛtavarman, leading the Bhoja contingent, blocks the opposing heroes’ advance. Though checked, the warriors do not break; they hold their ground and continue to seek engagement with that army, aiming for great renown.