Mahabharata 7.112.1 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 112, Shloka 1

द्रोणपर्व (अध्याय ११२) — कर्णभीमयोर्युद्धम्, दुर्योधनस्य रक्षणादेशः

Droṇa-parva 112: Karṇa–Bhīma Engagement and Duryodhana’s Protective Order

Devanagari script

(दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठके ३ श्लोक मिलाकर कुल ४० श्लोक हैं) अपना बछ। आर: 2 दशाधिकशततमो<् ध्याय: द्रोणाचार्य और कं अड काछ 8543 द्ध 2807 सात्यकिकी प्रशंसा करते हुए सहायताके लिये कौरव-सेनामें प्रवेश करनेका आदेश घतयद्र उवाच भारद्वाजं कथं युद्धे युयुधानो न्यवारयत्‌ । संजयाचक्ष्व तत्त्वेन परं कौतूहलं हि मे

Transliteration

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | bhāradvājaṁ kathaṁ yuddhe yuyudhāno nyavārayat | sañjayācakṣva tattvena paraṁ kautūhalaṁ hi me ||

Translation

Vua Dhṛtarāṣṭra nói: “Giữa chiến địa, Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki) đã ngăn chặn con trai của Bhāradvāja (Droṇa) bằng cách nào? Sañjaya, hãy nói cho trẫm biết đúng sự thật—vì lòng hiếu kỳ của trẫm về việc ấy vô cùng lớn.”

Word by Word

• धृतराष्ट्रः: Dhritarashtra
• धृतराष्ट्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भारद्वाजम्: Bharadvaja's son (Drona)
• भारद्वाजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारद्वाज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कथम्: how
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम्

• युद्धे: in battle
• युद्धे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• युयुधानः: Yuyudhana (Satyaki)
• युयुधानः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युयुधान
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न्यवारयत्: restrained, checked
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, नि,अव

• संजय: O Sanjaya
• संजय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• आचक्ष्व: tell, relate
• Type: Verb
• Root: चक्ष्
• Form: Imperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada, आ

• तत्त्वेन: in truth, accurately
• तत्त्वेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• परम्: great, intense
• परम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कौतूहलम्: curiosity
• कौतूहलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौतूहल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• हि: indeed, for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• मे: of me, my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

घतयद्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Sañjaya
• Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)
• Bhāradvāja’s son (Droṇācārya)
• battle (Kurukṣetra war context)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds a dharmic narrative norm: events of war must be reported “tattvena” (truthfully). Even amid partisan conflict, the ethical demand for accurate testimony and accountability remains central.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra, hearing of Sātyaki’s prowess, presses Sañjaya to describe precisely how Sātyaki managed to restrain Droṇa in battle, setting up Sañjaya’s detailed account of the ensuing combat.