Mahabharata 7.34.7 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 34, Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

श्रुतगाम्भीर्यमाधुर्यसत्यरूपपराक्रमै: । सदृशो देवयोरवीर: सहदेव: किलाब्विनो:

Transliteration

śrutagāmbhīryamādhuryasatyarūpaparākramaiḥ | sadṛśo devayor avīraḥ sahadevaḥ kilāśvinoḥ ||

Translation

สัญชัยกล่าวว่า—ด้วยความรู้ในคัมภีร์ศักดิ์สิทธิ์ ความลุ่มลึกแห่งอุปนิสัย วาจาอ่อนหวาน ความสัตย์จริง ความงามแห่งรูป และเดชานุภาพ วีรบุรุษสหเทวะเล่ากันว่าเสมอด้วยอัศวินกุมารฝาแฝดผู้เป็นเทพ; เรื่องนี้เลื่องลือทั่วไป

Word by Word

• श्रुत: learning, what is heard (scriptural learning)
• श्रुत: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुत (श्रु-धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• गाम्भीर्य: depth, gravity
• गाम्भीर्य: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाम्भीर्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• माधुर्य: sweetness (of speech/temper)
• माधुर्य: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधुर्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• सत्य: truthfulness
• सत्य: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• रूप: beauty, form
• रूप: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• पराक्रमैः: by (his) valor(s)
• पराक्रमैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराक्रम
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• सदृशः: similar, like
• सदृशः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदृश
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• देवयोः: of the two gods (the Aśvins)
• देवयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, द्विवचन

• वीरः: hero, brave man
• वीरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सहदेवः: Sahadeva
• सहदेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहदेव
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• किल: indeed, it is said
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किल

• अश्विनोः: of the two Aśvins
• अश्विनोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्विन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, द्विवचन

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Sahadeva
• Aśvinau (the Aśvin twins)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights an ideal of kṣatriya excellence grounded not only in battlefield valor but also in inner and social virtues—learning, depth, gentle speech, truthfulness, and dignified presence—showing that ethical character and cultivated conduct are integral to true heroism.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, narrating the events of the Kurukṣetra war, offers a laudatory characterization of Sahadeva, stating that his well-known qualities make him comparable to the divine Aśvin twins, thereby elevating Sahadeva’s stature among the warriors being described.