Shloka 73

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 114 — Karṇa–Bhīmasena Missile Exchange, Disarmament, and Arjuna’s Intervention

Devanagari script

तथोक्त: सात्यकिं प्राह व्रज त्वं कार्यसिद्धये

Transliteration

tathoktaḥ sātyakiṁ prāha vraja tvaṁ kāryasiddhaye

Translation

Sañjaya said: Thus addressed, he spoke to Sātyaki, “Go—so that the task may be successfully accomplished.”

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• उक्तः: having been spoken to / addressed
• उक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सात्यकिम्: Sātyaki
• सात्यकिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्यकि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्राह: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+अह्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular

• व्रज: go
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज्
• Form: Imperative (Loṭ), Second, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• कार्यसिद्धये: for the accomplishment of the task
• कार्यसिद्धये: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्यसिद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Dative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Sātyaki

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

When a clear objective aligned with one’s duty is set, hesitation is discouraged; prompt, disciplined action is urged for the successful completion of the entrusted task.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that, after being addressed, a commander instructs Sātyaki to depart immediately so that a specific mission or objective in the battle may be fulfilled.