Mahabharata 7.113.4 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 113, Shloka 4

Adhyāya 113: Karṇa–Bhīma Śaravarṣa and the Battlefield Aftermath (कर्णभीमशरवर्षः)

Devanagari script

एवंविधे तथा काले मादृशं प्रेक्ष्य सम्मतम्‌ । वक्तुम्हसि राजेन्द्र यथा पार्थ तथैव माम्‌

Transliteration

evaṃvidhe tathā kāle mādṛśaṃ prekṣya sammatam | vaktum asi rājendra yathā pārtha tathaiva mām ||

Translation

اے راجندر! ایسے وقت میں مجھ جیسے عزیز اور معتبر شخص کو سامنے دیکھ کر آپ نے مجھ سے بالکل ویسا ہی کہا ہے جیسا آپ پارتھ (ارجن) سے کہہ سکتے تھے؛ ارجن سے جو کچھ کہہ سکتے تھے وہی آپ نے مجھ سے بھی کہا ہے۔

Word by Word

• एवंविधे: in such a manner/at such a kind (of situation)
• एवंविधे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवंविध
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तथा: thus; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• काले: at the time
• काले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• मादृशम्: one like me
• मादृशम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मादृश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रेक्ष्य: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + ईक्ष्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), prior action

• सम्मतम्: approved; esteemed; dear/acceptable
• सम्मतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + मन् (मत)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वक्तुम्: to speak; to say
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: तुमुन् (infinitive)

• अर्हसि: you are able/fit; you can; you ought
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह्
• Form: Lat, Present, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• यथा: as; just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• पार्थ: Partha (Arjuna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative/Vocative, Singular

• तथैव: just so; in the same way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा + एव

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Rājendra (Dhṛtarāṣṭra, implied addressee)
• Pārtha (Arjuna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ethical speech within relationships of trust: a king’s words carry weight, and speaking to a trusted confidant should be as responsible and candid as speaking to a principal warrior like Arjuna. It underscores the moral seriousness of counsel and address during crisis.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya responds to the king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra), noting that in this grave moment the king has addressed him with the same kind of words he would use toward Arjuna (Pārtha), indicating intimacy, confidence, and the urgency of the situation.