Mahabharata 7.103.12 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 103, Shloka 12

भीमसेन-द्रोण-संग्रामः

Bhīmasena and Droṇa: Containment, Advance, and Recognition

Devanagari script

आशा बलवती राजन्‌ सिन्धुराजस्य जीविते । द्रोणहार्दिक्ययो: कृष्णौ न मोक्ष्येते इति प्रभो

Transliteration

āśā balavatī rājan sindhurājasya jīvite | droṇahārdikyayoḥ kṛṣṇau na mokṣyete iti prabho ||

Translation

سنجے نے کہا—اے راجا! سندھوراج کے زندہ بچنے کی امید بہت مضبوط ہو گئی تھی، کیونکہ لوگ یہ سمجھ رہے تھے کہ ‘دروṇ اور ہاردِکیہ (کرت ورما) کے ہاتھ سے کرشن اور ارجن نہیں بچ نکلیں گے’، اے آقا۔

Word by Word

• आशा: hope
• आशा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आशा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• बलवती: strong, powerful
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• सिन्धुराजस्य: of the king of Sindhu (Jayadratha)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिन्धुराज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• जीविते: in (his) life; regarding survival
• जीविते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीवित
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• द्रोण: of Droṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• हार्दिक्ययोः: of Hārdikya (Kṛtavarman) (and another, as dual)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हार्दिक्य
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Dual

• कृष्णौ: the two Kṛṣṇas (Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna)
• कृष्णौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• मोक्ष्येते: will be released / will escape
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच्
• Form: Future, Third, Dual, Atmanepada

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• प्रभो: O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Jayadratha (Sindhurāja)
• Droṇa
• Kṛtavarman (Hārdikya)
• Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva)
• Arjuna

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how collective belief and battlefield perception shape morale: when opponents assume great heroes cannot escape a trap, hope for a threatened ally’s survival intensifies. Ethically, it shows how war is driven not only by arms but by narratives, expectations, and psychological momentum.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Kaurava side’s confidence rose regarding Jayadratha’s survival because many thought Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna would be unable to get free from the pressure of Droṇa and Kṛtavarman.