Mahabharata 7.34.1 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 34, Shloka 1

Droṇa’s Defensive Stand and Abhimanyu Commissioned to Breach the Cakravyūha (द्रोणानीक-प्रतिरोधः; सौभद्र-नियोजनम्)

Devanagari script

भीकम (2 अमान चतुस्त्रिंशो 5 ध्याय: संजयके द्वारा अभिमन्युकी प्रशंसा

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | samare ’tyugrakarmāṇaḥ karmabhir vyajitaśramāḥ | sa-kṛṣṇāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ pañca devair api durāsadāḥ ||

Translation

สัญชัยกล่าวว่า “ข้าแต่พระราชา ปาณฑพทั้งห้าพร้อมด้วยพระกฤษณะนั้น แม้เหล่าเทพก็ยากจะพิชิตได้ ในสนามรบพวกเขากระทำกรรมอันดุดันน่าสะพรึง และด้วยกรรมนั้นเองความอุตสาหะของเขาจึงปรากฏเด่นชัด”

Word by Word

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

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• अत्युग्रकर्माणः: performing exceedingly fierce deeds
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अत्युग्रकर्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कर्मभिः: by (their) deeds
• कर्मभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• व्यञ्जितश्रमानः: whose exertion is made manifest
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यञ्जित-श्रम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सकृष्णाः: together with Krishna
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-कृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पाण्डवाः: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पञ्च: five
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पञ्च

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अपि: even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• दुरासदाः: hard to assail / difficult to overcome
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुरासद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by 'rājan')
• Kṛṣṇa
• the five Pāṇḍavas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Mere power is not the only measure in war: steadfast resolve, righteous purpose, and wise/divine guidance (here symbolized by Kṛṣṇa’s presence) make the Pāṇḍavas ‘hard to assail’ even for superhuman opponents.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, praising the battlefield prowess of the Pāṇḍavas along with Kṛṣṇa, setting the tone for the coming account of intense fighting and strategic formations in Droṇa Parva.