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Mahabharata · 7.52.26–27
॥
Дрона
Devanāgarī
न हि मद्बाहुगुप्तस्य प्रभवन्त्य् अमरा अपि ॥
व्यूहिष्यामि च तं व्यूहं यं पार्थो न तरिष्यति ॥
तस्माद् युध्यस्व मा भैस् त्वं स्वधर्मम् अनुपालय ॥
पितृपैतामहं मार्गम् अनुयाहि नराधिप ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
na hi madbāhuguptasya prabhavanty amarā api ||
vyūhiṣyāmi ca taṃ vyūhaṃ yaṃ pārtho na tariṣyati ||
tasmād yudhyasva mā bhais tvaṃ svadharmam anupālaya ||
pitṛpaitāmahaṃ mārgam anuyāhi narādhipa ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
न हि मद्बाहुगुप्तस्यna hi madbāhuguptasyafor against one guarded by my arm; for against one guarded by my arm
प्रभवन्ति अमराः अपिprabhavanti amarāḥ apieven the immortals are powerless; even the gods are powerless
व्यूहिष्यामि च तम् व्यूहम्vyūhiṣyāmi ca tam vyūhamand I shall array that formation; and I shall array such a formation
यम् पार्थः न तरिष्यतिyam pārthaḥ na tariṣyatiwhich Partha will not overcome; which Partha will not break through
तस्मात् युध्यस्वtasmāt yudhyasvatherefore fight; therefore do battle
मा भैः त्वम्mā bhaiḥ tvamdo not fear; fear not
स्वधर्मम् अनुपालयsvadharmam anupālayauphold your own duty [svadharma]; keep to your own duty
पितृपैतामहम् मार्गम्pitṛpaitāmaham mārgamthe path of fathers and forefathers; the way of fathers and forefathers
अनुयाहिanuyāhifollow; walk
नराधिपnarādhipaO lord of men [king]; O sovereign
Translation
"For against one guarded by my arm even the gods are powerless; and I shall array such a formation that Partha will not break through it. Therefore fight, do not fear, uphold your own duty; walk the path of fathers and forefathers, O sovereign."
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17f6a9361831 · published Jul 19, 2026, 3:36:52 PM UTC
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Drona heals fear not with a shield of defense alone, but with a call to duty: "svadharmam anupālaya... pitṛpaitāmahaṃ mārgam anuyāhi" -- "uphold your own duty, walk the path of fathers." It is telling that the same word -- svadharma -- was spoken over the dying Abhimanyu, who fulfilled his duty to the end; now it is addressed to the man guilty of that death, and in this lies a bitter irony. The true remedy for fear is not another's hand but a return to one's own duty. The verse teaches that courage is born not from promises of protection but from fidelity to svadharma: only one standing firm in duty attains a peace unreachable by one who merely seeks shelter.