Shloka 28
Adhyāya 65: Dawn Assembly, Makara–Śyena Vyūhas, and Commander Engagements
Devanagari script
सत्यव्रतं च समरे पुरुमित्रं च भारत
Transliteration
satyavrataṁ ca samare purumitraṁ ca bhārata
Translation
يا بهاراتا، وفي خضمّ المعركة أيضًا هو ثابتٌ على الحقّ وصديقٌ لكثيرين—موسومٌ بالوفاء لنذره وبسعة المودّة حتى في زمن الحرب.
Word by Word
सत्यव्रतम्one whose vow is truth (truth-vowed)
सत्यव्रतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसत्यव्रत
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
समरेin battle
समरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसमर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
पुरुमित्रम्one having many friends / friend of many
पुरुमित्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुमित्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
भारतO Bharata (descendant of Bharata)
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra, as addressed by Sañjaya)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even in warfare, a person’s dharma is measured by inner commitments—truthfulness and fidelity to vows—along with the capacity to maintain goodwill and alliances without abandoning ethical restraint.
Sañjaya, reporting to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed as ‘Bhārata’), characterizes a warrior/leader on the battlefield as ‘satyavrata’ (true to his vow) and ‘purumitra’ (friend of many), highlighting moral qualities amid the Kurukṣetra conflict.