Mahabharata 7.145.35 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 145, Shloka 35

धृष्टद्युम्नस्य द्रोणाभिमुख्यं तथा सात्यकि-कर्ण-समागमः

Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s advance toward Droṇa and the Sātyaki–Karṇa confrontation

Devanagari script

सूर्य चक्षु: समाधाय प्रसन्न सलिले मन: । ध्यायन्‌ महोपनिषदं योगयुक्तो5भवन्मुनि:

Transliteration

sūrya-cakṣuḥ samādhāya prasanna-salile manaḥ | dhyāyan mahopaniṣadaṃ yoga-yukto 'bhavan muniḥ ||

Translation

اس نے اپنی نگاہ سورج میں جما دی اور اپنے پرسکون دل کو شفاف پانی میں یکسو کر دیا؛ اور مہا اُپنشد کی تعلیم کے مطابق پرَب्रह्म کا دھیان کرتے کرتے وہ یوگ میں منہمک ایک مُنی بن گیا۔

Word by Word

• सूर्ये: in the sun
• सूर्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• चक्षुः: the eye (sight)
• चक्षुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्षुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• समाधाय: having fixed/placed (concentrated)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-धा
• Form: Absolutive (ktvā/lyap), Parasmaipada (usage)

• प्रसन्ने: in clear/placid
• प्रसन्ने: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सलिले: water
• सलिले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सलिल
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ध्यायन्: meditating (upon)
• ध्यायन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै
• Form: Present active participle (śatṛ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महोपनिषदं: the great Upaniṣad (supreme teaching)
• महोपनिषदं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महोपनिषद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• योगयुक्तः: endowed with yoga; absorbed in yoga
• योगयुक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योगयुक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Sun (Sūrya)
• Water (salila)
• Mahopaniṣad / Upaniṣadic teaching (as a body of wisdom)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches yogic composure: steady the senses (gaze fixed), calm the mind (placed on clear water as a symbol of serenity), and contemplate Brahman. Ethically, it presents inner mastery and clarity as the foundation for right discernment (dharma) even amid conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a sage entering a concentrated yogic state—fixing his sight on the sun, quieting the mind with the image of clear water, and meditating on the supreme reality taught by the Upaniṣads—indicating a moment of spiritual focus within the broader war narrative of Droṇa Parva.