Shloka 119

Daiva–Puruṣakāra Discourse and the Elephant-Corps Engagement (भीमगजानीक-सम्भ्रान्ति)

Devanagari script

सम्पूज्यमान: पाज्चाल्यैर्मत्स्यैश्न भरतर्षभ । धृष्टद्युम्नं परिष्वज्य समेयादथ सात्यकिम्‌

Transliteration

sampūjyamānaḥ pāñcālyair matsyaiś ca bharatarṣabha | dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ pariṣvajya sameyād atha sātyakim ||

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: O Stier der Bhāratas, von den Pāñcālas und den Matsyas gebührend geehrt, umarmte er Dṛṣṭadyumna und ging dann auch Sātyaki entgegen.

Word by Word

• सम्पूज्यमानः: being honored / being worshipped
• सम्पूज्यमानः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-पूज् (धातु) → सम्पूज्यमान (कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पाञ्चाल्यैः: by the Panchalas
• पाञ्चाल्यैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• मत्स्यैः: by the Matsyas
• मत्स्यैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्स्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)

• भरतर्षभ: O bull among the Bharatas
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत + ऋषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• धृष्टद्युम्नम्: Dhrishtadyumna
• धृष्टद्युम्नम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्टद्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• परिष्वज्य: having embraced
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-स्वज् (धातु) → परिष्वज्य (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• समेयात्: would meet / should come together (met)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-इ (धातु) → समेयात्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)

• सात्यकिम्: Satyaki
• सात्यकिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्यकि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Pāñcālas
• Matsyas
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• Sātyaki

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid impending conflict, dharma expresses itself through honoring allies, acknowledging support, and strengthening relationships through respectful conduct and sincere gestures.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that, after being honored by the Pāñcālas and Matsyas, the central figure in the scene embraces Dhṛṣṭadyumna and then proceeds to meet Sātyaki, reaffirming unity among the Pāṇḍava-aligned forces.