Shloka 67

Chapter 47: Krauñca-vyūha Deployment and Conch-Signals

Kaurava–Pāṇḍava Readiness

Devanagari script

संजय उवाच एतच्छुत्वा महाराज भारद्वाजस्य धीमत: । अनुमान्य तमाचार्य प्रायाच्छारद्वतं प्रति

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca etac chrutvā mahārāja bhāradvājasya dhīmataḥ | anumānya tam ācāryaḥ prāyāc chāradvataṃ prati ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：大王啊，听罢婆罗堕阇之智子（德罗纳）之言，那位师长恭敬允诺，随即前往舍罗陀伐多（克利帕）处。

Word by Word

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

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

• एतत्: this (statement/thing)
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Absolutive (त्वा), Parasmaipada (usage)

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

• भारद्वाजस्य: of Bharadvaja (i.e., Drona)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारद्वाज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• धीमतः: of the intelligent one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अनुमान्य: having assented to / having honored / having approved
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + मन्
• Form: Absolutive (ल्यप्), Parasmaipada (usage)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आचार्यम्: the teacher
• आचार्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रायात्: went forth / departed
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + या
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शारद्वतम्: Sharadvata (Kripa)
• शारद्वतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शारद्वत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रति: towards
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Droṇa (Bhāradvāja-putra)
• Kṛpa (Śāradvata)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a battlefield context, right conduct includes listening carefully to wise counsel and showing proper respect (satkāra/gaurava) to elders and teachers; ethical order is maintained through disciplined speech, assent, and decorum.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Droṇa, after hearing the wise words attributed to him as Bhāradvāja’s son, respectfully agrees and then proceeds to Kṛpa (Śāradvata), indicating consultation/coordination among senior commanders.