Shloka 32

Sātyaki-praveśaḥ and Duryodhana-saṃnipātaḥ

Sātyaki’s passage and Duryodhana’s mass engagement

Devanagari script

अपश्यन्नस्मदीयाश्र ते च यौधिष्लिरा: स्थिता:

Transliteration

apaśyann asmadīyāśr te ca yodhiṣṭhirāḥ sthitāḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Not seeing our own men, those warriors stood firm under Yudhiṣṭhira’s leadership—steadfast in their resolve amid the pressures of battle.

Word by Word

• अपश्यन्: he saw / he beheld
• अपश्यन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (पश्य)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), 3rd, Singular, परस्मैपदम्

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अस्मदीयाः: our (people) / belonging to us
• अस्मदीयाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अस्मदीय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• यौधिष्ठिराः: the Yau(d)hiṣṭhiras (men of Yudhiṣṭhira / Yudhiṣṭhira’s party)
• यौधिष्ठिराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यौधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• स्थिताः: stood / were stationed
• स्थिताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (स्थित)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in confusion and uncertainty—when one cannot clearly see one’s own side—steadfastness under rightful leadership and commitment to duty are emphasized as essential martial virtues, framed within the larger dharmic struggle of the war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a battlefield moment to Dhṛtarāṣṭra: amid the clash, ‘our men’ are not visible/are not being seen, while the opposing fighters aligned with Yudhiṣṭhira remain in position, suggesting cohesion and firmness on that side.