Shloka 25

Sātyaki-praveśaḥ and Duryodhana-saṃnipātaḥ

Sātyaki’s passage and Duryodhana’s mass engagement

Devanagari script

तृष्णीम्भूतान्यनीकानि योधा युद्धादुपारमन्‌

Transliteration

tṛṣṇīmbhūtāny anīkāni yodhā yuddhād upāraman

Translation

قال سانجيا: خيّم الصمتُ على الصفوف، وكفَّ المحاربون عن القتال—وقفةٌ مُنذِرةٌ في قلب الحرب، حين تغلبُ الكفّةُ والإنهاكُ لحظةً على السعار.

Word by Word

• तृष्णीम्भूतानि: become silent, fallen silent
• तृष्णीम्भूतानि: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृष्णीम् + भू (भूत)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• अनीकानि: armies, divisions (of troops)
• अनीकानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनीक
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• योधाः: warriors
• योधाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: योध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• युद्धात्: from the battle
• युद्धात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• उपारमन्: ceased, desisted
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-रम्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• armies (anīkāni)
• warriors (yodhāḥ)
• battle (yuddha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid relentless warfare, moments of cessation occur—whether from fatigue, shock, or a fleeting return of restraint—hinting that human agency can interrupt violence, if only temporarily.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the opposing formations became quiet and the warriors stopped fighting, marking a brief lull in the battle’s intensity.