Shloka 48
Sātyaki-praveśaḥ and Duryodhana-saṃnipātaḥ
Sātyaki’s passage and Duryodhana’s mass engagement
Devanagari script
यदस्त्रमस्यति द्रोणस्तदेवास्यति सात्यकि:
Transliteration
yad astram asyati droṇas tad evāsyati sātyakiḥ
Translation
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—দ্ৰোণে যি অস্ত্ৰ নিক্ষেপ কৰে, সাত্যকিয়ে সেই একে অস্ত্ৰে প্ৰত্যুত্তৰ দিয়ে; ৰণত আঘাতৰ জবাব আঘাতেই সমানভাৱে দিয়ে।
Word by Word
यत्which (weapon/that which)
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अस्त्रम्weapon, missile
अस्त्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअस्त्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अस्यतिhurls, casts
अस्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (क्षेपणे)
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular
द्रोणःDrona
द्रोणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्रोण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तत्that (same)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
एवindeed, just, exactly
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अस्यतिhurls, casts
अस्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (क्षेपणे)
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular
सात्यकिःSatyaki
सात्यकिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसात्यकि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
DroṇaS
SātyakiCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined equivalence in action: true mastery in conflict can appear as a precise, proportionate response—meeting force with fitting counterforce rather than uncontrolled aggression.
Sañjaya reports a direct duel-like exchange in which Droṇa launches weapons and Sātyaki immediately answers with the same kind of weapon, demonstrating that Sātyaki can match Droṇa’s martial prowess.