महाभारत · 1.154.23–24
॥
देवनागरी
द्रोण उवाच
प्रार्थयामि त्वया सख्यं पुनर् एव नराधिप ॥
अराजा किल नो राज्ञः सखा भवितुम् अर्हति ॥
अतः प्रयतितं राज्ये यज्ञसेन मया तव ॥
राजासि दक्षिणे कूले भागीरथ्याहम् उत्तरे ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
droṇa uvāca
prārthayāmi tvayā sakhyaṃ punar eva narādhipa ||
arājā kila no rājñaḥ sakhā bhavitum arhati ||
ataḥ prayatitaṃ rājye yajñasena mayā tava ||
rājāsi dakṣiṇe kūle bhāgīrathyāham uttare ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
प्रार्थयामि त्वया सख्यं पुनः एव नराधिपprārthayāmi tvayā sakhyaṃ punaḥ eva narādhipa'I seek friendship with you again, O lord of men;
अराजा किल नः राज्ञः सखा भवितुम् अर्हतिarājā kila naḥ rājñaḥ sakhā bhavitum arhatia non-king indeed cannot become a friend to us, a king';
अतः प्रयतितं राज्ये यज्ञसेन मया तवataḥ prayatitaṃ rājye yajñasena mayā tava'therefore I laid claim to [a share] in your kingdom, Yajnasena;
राजा असि दक्षिणे कूले भागीरथ्याः अहम् उत्तरेrājā asi dakṣiṇe kūle bhāgīrathyāḥ aham uttareyou are king on the southern bank, I on the northern bank of the Bhagirathi (Ganga)';
द्रोणdroṇaoriginal form "droṇa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुनर्punaroriginal form "punar", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नोnooriginal form "no", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजासिrājāsioriginal form "rājāsi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भागीरथ्याहम्bhāgīrathyāhamoriginal form "bhāgīrathyāham", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनुवाद
Drona said: 'I again seek friendship with you, O lord of men; for a non-king cannot become a friend to us, a king. Therefore I laid claim to a share in your kingdom, Yajnasena: you are king on the southern bank of the Ganga, I on the northern.'
संस्करण
d9dde54a3612 · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 5:19:51 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here revenge dresses itself in the garments of reconciliation — and thus stings all the more. It is telling that Drona returns to Drupada his own words: 'a non-king cannot be friend to a king'; having taken half his kingdom, he pointedly makes himself 'equal' and offers friendship. Here is the refinement of wounded pride: Drona takes revenge not merely by defeat but by humiliation, turning Drupada's own haughty argument back against him. Telling too is that this 'mercy' — the return of half the kingdom — is more bitter than open punishment. Thus the scripture shows that vengeance cloaked in generosity wounds deepest of all; and Drona's barbed 'friendship' only inflames in Drupada an unquenchable thirst for retribution.