Shloka 41

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 94: Sātyaki–Sudarśana Yuddha (सात्यकि–सुदर्शन युद्ध)

Devanagari script

ततोअर्जुन: स्मयन्नेव श्रुतायुधमरिंदम:

Transliteration

tato 'rjunaḥ smayann eva śrutāyudham ariṃdamaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: Dann wandte sich Arjuna, lächelnd, an Śrutāyudha —den Bezwinger der Feinde— und zeigte damit ruhige Zuversicht mitten in der Gewalt der Schlacht sowie einen maßvollen Entschluss statt blinder Wut.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from there/thereupon')

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• स्मयन्: smiling
• स्मयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मि (स्मयते)
• Form: Present active participle (परस्मैपदी), masculine nominative singular

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव
• Form: Avyaya (emphatic particle)

• श्रुतायुधम्: Śrutāyudha (proper name)
• श्रुतायुधम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुतायुध
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

• अरिंदमः: enemy-subduer (epithet)
• अरिंदमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरिंदम
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna
• Śrutāyudha

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in war, a noble warrior’s conduct is marked by self-mastery: Arjuna’s smile suggests steadiness, clarity, and confidence guided by kṣatriya-dharma rather than uncontrolled anger.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates a shift in the battle episode: Arjuna, smiling, turns his attention to Śrutāyudha, indicating he is about to speak to him or engage him directly.