Mahabharata 7.132.4 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 132, Shloka 4

Somadatta–Sātyaki Engagement; Bhīma’s Interventions; Droṇa–Yudhiṣṭhira Astra Exchange

Book 7, Chapter 132

Devanagari script

अर्जुनो भीमसेनश्व सात्यकिश्वापराजित:

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | arjuno bhīmasenaś ca sātyakiś cāparājitaḥ | ācārya! arjunaḥ bhīmasenaḥ ca aparājita-vīraḥ sātyakiḥ—ete trayo mahārathāḥ mama samagrāṃ vipulāṃ ca senāṃ parājitya sindhurājaṃ jayadrathaṃ samīpam upagatāḥ | tān kaścid api na nivārayitum aśaknot |

Translation

সঞ্জয় বললেন—“আচার্য! অর্জুন, ভীমসেন এবং অপরাজেয় বীর সাত্যকি—এই তিন মহারথী আমার সমগ্র বিশাল সেনাবাহিনী ভেদ করে সিন্ধুরাজ জয়দ্রথের নিকটে পৌঁছে গেছে। তাদের কেউ রোধ করতে পারেনি।”

Word by Word

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भीमसेनः: Bhimasena
• भीमसेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सात्यकिः: Satyaki
• सात्यकिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्यकि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपराजितः: unconquered, undefeated
• अपराजितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपराजित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Drona (Acharya)
• Arjuna
• Bhimasena
• Satyaki (Yuyudhana)
• Jayadratha
• Sindhu (kingdom/region)
• Kaurava army (host)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how determined, dharma-aligned resolve—embodied by disciplined leadership and coordinated effort—can pierce even a vast opposing force. Ethically, it underscores accountability in war: those who enable adharma (here, protecting Jayadratha after Abhimanyu’s killing) must face the consequences of righteous opposition.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports to Drona that Arjuna, Bhima, and Satyaki have smashed through the Kaurava formations and reached Jayadratha, the Sindhu king. This occurs in the urgent context of Arjuna’s vow to slay Jayadratha before sunset, making the inability to stop them a critical turning point.