Mahabharata 7.112.2 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 112, Shloka 2

द्रोणपर्व (अध्याय ११२) — कर्णभीमयोर्युद्धम्, दुर्योधनस्य रक्षणादेशः

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

Devanagari script

संजय उवाच शृणु राजन महाप्राज्ञ संग्रामं लोमहर्षणम्‌ । द्रोणस्य पाण्डवै: सार्थ युयुधानपुरोगमै:

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca: śṛṇu rājan mahāprajña saṅgrāmaṃ lomaharṣaṇam | droṇasya pāṇḍavaiḥ sārthaṃ yuyudhānapurogamaiḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya thưa: “Tâu Đại vương, bậc đại trí, xin hãy lắng nghe bản tường thuật khiến người rợn tóc gáy về trận chiến—Droṇa đã giao chiến với các chiến sĩ Pāṇḍava ra sao, với Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki) đứng ở hàng đầu.”

Word by Word

• संजयः: Sanjaya
• संजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• महाप्राज्ञ: O very wise one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाप्राज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• संग्रामम्: battle
• संग्रामम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्राम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• लोमहर्षणम्: hair-raising, thrilling
• लोमहर्षणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोमहर्षण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• पाण्डवैः: by/with the Pandavas
• पाण्डवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सार्थम्: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्थम्

• युयुधानपुरोगमैः: with Yuyudhana (Satyaki) in the forefront
• युयुधानपुरोगमैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युयुधान-पुरोगम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Droṇa (Droṇācārya)
• Pāṇḍavas
• Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse sets an ethical frame for the coming description: war is portrayed as "lomaharṣaṇa"—awe-inspiring and dreadful—implying that martial glory is inseparable from moral weight. It also highlights leadership and responsibility: those who stand at the front (like Yuyudhāna) bear heightened accountability for the course and cost of conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya begins a new segment of his report to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, inviting him to hear about a fierce battle involving Droṇa and the Pāṇḍava forces, led in the vanguard by Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki).