Shloka 226

Droṇa’s Rebuke to Duryodhana after Jayadratha’s Fall (द्रोणेन दुर्योधनं प्रति प्रत्युक्तिः)

Devanagari script

जित्वा सर्वाणि सैन्यानि प्रायात्‌ सात्यकिरर्जुनम्‌ । जिस समय वह अत्यन्त भयंकर घमासान युद्ध चल रहा था, उसी समय सात्यकि आपकी सारी सेनाओंको जीतकर अर्जुनकी ओर बढ़ चले

Transliteration

jitvā sarvāṇi sainyāni prāyāt sātyakir arjunam |

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: Mitten in jener überaus schrecklichen, tobenden Schlacht drang Sātyaki, nachdem er all deine Truppen überwunden hatte, vor und stürmte Arjuna entgegen.

Word by Word

• जित्वा: having conquered
• जित्वा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (अव्ययभावे), कर्तरि, पूर्वकाल (absolutive)

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• सैन्यानि: armies, troops
• सैन्यानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• प्रायात्: went forth, proceeded
• प्रायात्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (अङ्गीकृत-अनद्यतनभूत), past, प्रथम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सात्यकिः: Sātyaki
• सात्यकिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्यकि (प्रातिपदिक, व्यक्तिनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अर्जुनम्: Arjuna (towards/for Arjuna)
• अर्जुनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक, व्यक्तिनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Sātyaki
• Arjuna

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights kṣātra-dharma expressed as steadfast loyalty and protective duty: even amid a terrifying melee, a warrior committed to his allies advances after overcoming obstacles, placing responsibility and solidarity above fear.

What is happening in the narrative?

During a fierce phase of the Kurukṣetra war, Sātyaki breaks through and defeats the opposing troops (addressed as 'your armies' to Dhṛtarāṣṭra) and then moves toward Arjuna, implying an urgent effort to reach, support, or safeguard him.