Mahabharata · 7.69.25–26
॥
Devanāgarī
तुल्याभिजनकर्माणं शत्रुम् एकं सहायवान् ॥
गत्वा योधय मा भैस् त्वं त्वं ह्य् अस्य जगतः पतिः ॥
राजा शूरः कृती दक्षो वैरम् उत्पाद्य पाण्डवैः ॥
वीर स्वयं प्रयाह्य् आशु यत्र यातो धनंजयः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tulyābhijanakarmāṇaṃ śatrum ekaṃ sahāyavān ||
gatvā yodhaya mā bhais tvaṃ tvaṃ hy asya jagataḥ patiḥ ||
rājā śūraḥ kṛtī dakṣo vairam utpādya pāṇḍavaiḥ ||
vīra svayaṃ prayāhy āśu yatra yāto dhanaṃjayaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
तुल्याभिजनकर्माणम्tulyābhijanakarmāṇamone enemy equal in birth and deeds; an enemy equal in lineage and deeds
शत्रुम् एकम् सहायवान्śatrum ekam sahāyavāna single foe, you having allies; one enemy, you who have allies
गत्वा योधय मा भैः त्वम्gatvā yodhaya mā bhaiḥ tvamgo and fight, fear not; go and fight, do not fear
त्वम् हि अस्य जगतः पतिःtvam hi asya jagataḥ patiḥfor you are the lord of this world; for you are the lord of this world
राजा शूरः कृती दक्षःrājā śūraḥ kṛtī dakṣaḥa king, brave, accomplished, skillful; a king, brave, accomplished, skillful
वैरम् उत्पाद्य पाण्डवैःvairam utpādya pāṇḍavaiḥhaving raised enmity with the Pandavas; having stirred up enmity with the Pandavas
वीर स्वयम् प्रयाहि आशुvīra svayam prayāhi āśuO hero, go yourself quickly; O hero, go yourself swiftly
यत्र यातः धनंजयःyatra yātaḥ dhanaṃjayaḥto where Dhananjaya has gone; to where Dhananjaya has gone
Translation
"An enemy equal to you in birth and deeds — a single foe, you who have allies — go and fight, fear not; for you are the lord of this world. A king, brave, accomplished, skillful, having raised enmity with the Pandavas — O hero, go yourself swiftly to where Dhananjaya has gone."
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9fb5a4493ae4 · published Jul 19, 2026, 3:45:02 PM UTC
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Drona hands Duryodhana back his own responsibility: "vairam utpādya pāṇḍavaiḥ... svayaṃ prayāhi", "you yourself stirred up the enmity — go yourself". Whoever kindled the strife must meet its fruits himself, not hide behind others. It is telling that the teacher calls the king to personal valor rather than to passing the burden on. The verse teaches responsibility for what one has done: the one who stirred up enmity has no right to send others to death while staying behind; and honor demands that the instigator of a feud himself face its consequences, rather than seek someone to hide behind.