Mahabharata 7.192.3 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 192, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

युध्यमाना महाराज पज्चाला: सृञ्जयास्तथा । द्रोणमेवा भ्ययुर्युद्धे योधयन्तो महारथा:,राजेन्द्र! युद्धपरायण पांचाल और सूंजय महारथी संग्राममें द्रोणाचार्यके साथ युद्ध करते हुए उन्हींकी ओर बढ़े आ रहे थे

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | yudhyamānā mahārāja pāñcālāḥ sṛñjayās tathā | droṇam evābhyayur yuddhe yodhayanto mahārathāḥ ||

Translation

ข้าแต่มหาราช! เหล่าปัญจาละและศฤญชัย—มหารถผู้มุ่งมั่นในศึก—รุกตรงเข้าหาท่านโทรณะ พลางประจัญบานกับท่านในสนามรบ

Word by Word

• युध्यमानाः: fighting
• युध्यमानाः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, शानच् (लट्), Ātmanepada (middle), present active participle in middle usage

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पाञ्चालाः: the Pāñcālas
• पाञ्चालाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सृञ्जयाः: the Sṛñjayas
• सृञ्जयाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृञ्जय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• द्रोणम्: Droṇa
• द्रोणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अभ्ययुः: advanced/went towards
• अभ्ययुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-या
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• युद्धे: in battle
• युद्धे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• योधयन्तः: causing to fight / fighting (engaging)
• योधयन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध् (णिच्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, शतृ (लट्), Parasmaipada (causative)

• महारथाः: great chariot-warriors
• महारथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Pāñcālas
• Sṛñjayas
• Droṇa (Droṇācārya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the uncompromising nature of kṣatriya duty in war: warriors, once committed to their side, must confront even a revered and formidable figure like Droṇa. It points to the ethical tension between personal reverence and the obligations imposed by allegiance and battlefield dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Pāñcālas and Sṛñjayas, as elite chariot-warriors, advance directly toward Droṇa and engage him in combat, indicating a focused assault on the Kaurava commander.