Mahabharata 7.33.10 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 33, Shloka 10

Abhimanyu-śravaṇa-prastāva and Cakravyūha-vinyāsa

Prelude to Abhimanyu’s Account and the Wheel-Formation Deployment

Devanagari script

ततो<प्रीतस्तथोक्त: सन्‌ भारद्वाजो<ब्रवीन्नपम्‌ । नाईसे मां तथा ज्ञातुं घटमानं तव प्रिये

Transliteration

tato 'prītaḥ tathoktaḥ san bhāradvājo 'bravīn nṛpam | na īśe māṃ tathā jñātuṃ ghaṭamānaṃ tava priye ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：于是婆罗陀婆阇（德罗纳）因被那般称呼而心生不悦，对国王说道：“大王，切莫把我当作背弃誓言之人。我正竭尽全力，力求成就你所珍爱的愿望。”

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• अप्रीतः: not pleased, displeased
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्रीत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• उक्तः: spoken to, addressed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)

• सन्: being
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Present active participle (शतृ)

• भारद्वाजः: Bharadvaja (Drona)
• भारद्वाजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारद्वाज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said, spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• नृपम्: to the king
• नृपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• ऐषे: in this (matter/way)
• ऐषे: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एष
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Accusative, Singular

• तथा: thus, in that way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• ज्ञातुम्: to know, to consider
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्)

• घटमानम्: endeavouring, striving
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घट्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, Present middle participle (शानच्)

• तव: your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• प्रिये: in (what is) dear (to you); for your pleasure
• प्रिये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhāradvāja (Droṇa)
• Duryodhana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical weight of a vow and personal honor: Droṇa rejects the accusation of pledge-breaking and frames his conduct as sincere exertion toward the king’s desired objective, emphasizing integrity even amid wartime pressure.

What is happening in the narrative?

After being spoken to in a way that implies failure or breach of promise, Droṇa (called Bhāradvāja) responds to King Duryodhana, stating that he should not be judged as one who breaks his pledge, because he is actively striving with full effort to fulfill what Duryodhana wants.