Shloka 29

धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — सात्यकि-अलम्बुसयोर्युद्धवर्णनम्

Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Saṃjaya Dialogue; Account of Sātyaki vs Alambusa

Devanagari script

तथैव युयुधानो<पि द्रोणं बहुभिराशुगैः

Transliteration

tathaiva yuyudhāno ’pi droṇaṃ bahubhir āśugaiḥ

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: Ebenso bedrängte auch Yuyudhāna Droṇa mit vielen schnell fliegenden Geschossen.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in the same manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed, just, also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• युयुधानः: Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)
• युयुधानः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युयुधान
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• द्रोणम्: Droṇa
• द्रोणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• बहुभिः: with many
• बहुभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• आशुगैः: with swift (arrows/missiles)
• आशुगैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आशुग
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)
• Droṇa (Droṇācārya)
• arrows/missiles (āśuga)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the tension between reverence for elders and the uncompromising demands of kṣatriya-duty in war: even a respected teacher like Droṇa becomes an opponent when one is bound by allegiance and battlefield obligation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki) joins the assault and attacks Droṇa, showering him with numerous swift arrows, continuing the intense exchanges of the Drona Parva battle.