Mahabharata 7.115.33 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 115, Shloka 33

धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — सात्यकि-अलम्बुसयोर्युद्धवर्णनम्

Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Saṃjaya Dialogue; Account of Sātyaki vs Alambusa

Devanagari script

गच्छामि स्वस्ति ते ब्रह्मन्‌ू न मे कालात्ययो भवेत्‌ | आचार्यनुगतो मार्ग: शिष्यैरन्वास्थते सदा

Transliteration

gacchāmi svasti te brahman na me kālātyayo bhavet | ācāryānugato mārgaḥ śiṣyair anvāsthate sadā ||

Translation

میں جاتا ہوں؛ اے برہمن، تمہاری خیر ہو۔ میرا وقت ضائع نہ ہو۔ استاد نے جو راہ اختیار کی ہو، شاگرد ہمیشہ اسی کی پیروی کرتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• गच्छामि: I go / I am going
• गच्छामि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (गच्छ्)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), उत्तम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• स्वस्ति: well-being; hail; auspiciousness
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वस्ति

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मन्: O Brahman (revered one)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

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

• मे: of me / my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• कालात्ययः: passing of time; delay; lapse of time
• कालात्ययः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालात्यय
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भवेत्: may be / should occur
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: विधिलिङ् (सम्भावना/आशीः), प्रथम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• आचार्य-अनुगतः: followed by the teacher / having the teacher as follower (i.e., teacher-followed)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आचार्य + अनुगत
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मार्गः: path; way
• मार्गः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शिष्यैः: by the disciples
• शिष्यैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• अन्वास्थते: follows; attends upon; keeps to
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-आस्
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथम, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• सदा: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• brahman (addressed person, unspecified)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical force of example: a teacher’s chosen course becomes a model that disciples naturally follow. It underscores responsibility in leadership and the continuity of right conduct through the guru–śiṣya tradition.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya takes leave respectfully, offering a blessing and expressing urgency to avoid delay. He then remarks that disciples habitually follow the path set by their teacher, framing the situation in terms of guidance and imitation.