Shloka 47

Sātyaki-praveśaḥ and Duryodhana-saṃnipātaḥ

Sātyaki’s passage and Duryodhana’s mass engagement

Devanagari script

तस्यातिमानुषं कर्म दृष्टवान्यैरसमं रणे

Transliteration

tasyātimānuṣaṃ karma dṛṣṭavānyair asamaṃ raṇe

Translation

Sañjaya said: “I have witnessed his deed—superhuman in its force—unequalled by others on the battlefield.”

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अतिमानुषम्: superhuman
• अतिमानुषम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतिमानुष
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कर्म: deed, act
• कर्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्टवान्: saw, beheld
• दृष्टवान्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Perfect (periphrastic perfect / लिट्-समर्थः क्तवतुप्रत्ययान्तः), 3rd, Singular, Masculine

• अन्यैः: by others
• अन्यैः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• असमम्: unequalled, unmatched
• असमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असम
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how extraordinary martial power can appear “beyond human,” yet it is framed through a witness’s report—inviting reflection on how war magnifies human capacities and how testimony shapes moral and historical judgment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that he has seen a particular warrior’s battlefield exploit, describing it as superhuman and unmatched by others in the fight.