Mahabharata · 7.52.33
॥
Devanāgarī
संजय उवाच
एवम् आश्वासितो राजन् भारद्वाजेन सैन्धवः ॥
अपानुदद् भयं पार्थाद् युद्धाय च मनो दधे ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
saṃjaya uvāca
evam āśvāsito rājan bhāradvājena saindhavaḥ ||
apānudad bhayaṃ pārthād yuddhāya ca mano dadhe ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
एवम् आश्वासितःevam āśvāsitaḥthus consoled [encouraged]; thus encouraged
राजन्rājanO king; O sovereign
भारद्वाजेनbhāradvājenaby the son of Bharadvaja [Drona]; by the son of Bharadvaja
सैन्धवःsaindhavaḥthe Sindhu king [Jayadratha]; the man of Sindhu
अपानुदत् भयम् पार्थात्apānudat bhayam pārthātdrove off his fear of Partha; dispelled his fear before Partha
युद्धाय च मनः दधेyuddhāya ca manaḥ dadheand set his mind on battle; and turned his thought to war
Translation
Thus encouraged, O king, by the son of Bharadvaja, the lord of Sindhu drove off his fear of Partha and set his mind upon battle.
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4232f0719b5b · published Jul 19, 2026, 3:36:52 PM UTC
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The teacher's word achieves what neither numbers nor Duryodhana's flattery could: "apānudat bhayaṃ... yuddhāya manaḥ dadhe," "he drove off his fear and turned his mind to battle." It is telling that peace comes to Jayadratha not from the promise of another's protection but from the union of truth (that Arjuna is greater), protection (Drona's arm), and the highest truth (that all things are transient and duty equals austerity). Yet the reader remembers Arjuna's vow: this newly won calm is doomed. The verse teaches that speech grounded in truth and duty can restore courage even to the fearful; but no encouragement can undo the fated end toward which the doomed man now walks with firm step.