Shloka 109
Devanagari script
सात्यकिं च शतेनाजौ भरतानां पितामह:
Transliteration
sātyakiṃ ca śatenājau bharatānāṃ pitāmahaḥ
Translation
Sañjaya said: And in the thick of battle, the grandsire of the Bharatas confronted Sātyaki with a hundred (assaults), seeking to check his advance amid the righteous yet devastating clash of kin.
Word by Word
सात्यकिम्Sātyaki (as object)
सात्यकिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसात्यकि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
शतेनwith a hundred (men/warriors)
शतेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशत
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
अजौin battle
अजौ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअज
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
भरतानाम्of the Bharatas
भरतानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootभरत
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
पितामहःthe grandsire (Bhīṣma)
पितामहः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपितामह
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
Sātyaki (Yuyudhāna)B
Bhīṣma (pitāmaha of the Bharatas)B
Bharatas (Kuru lineage)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the battlefield ethic of kṣatriya-duty: even revered elders like Bhīṣma act decisively to restrain formidable opponents, illustrating how obligation to one’s side and order (dharma as role-duty) operates amid tragic, kin-based war.
Sañjaya reports that Bhīṣma, the Kuru grandsire, engages Sātyaki in the battle, doing so with a force of a hundred—indicating a concentrated effort to counter Sātyaki’s momentum on the field.