Shloka 793

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

Devanagari script

दिदृक्षुरर्जुनं राजन्‌ धर्मराजस्य शासनात्‌ । राजन्‌! तदनन्तर धर्मराजकी आज्ञाके अनुसार अर्जुनसे मिलनेके लिये सात्यकि आपकी सेनाकी ओर वेगपूर्वक बढ़े

Transliteration

didṛkṣur arjunaṃ rājan dharmarājasya śāsanāt | rājan tad-anantaraṃ dharmarājakī ājñāke anusāra arjunase milaneke liye sātyaki āpakī senākī ora vegapūrvaka baḍhe

Translation

Sañjaya said: “O King, wishing to see Arjuna, and acting under the command of Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira), Sātyaki then swiftly advanced toward your army in order to meet Arjuna.”

Word by Word

• दिदृक्षुः: wishing to see
• दिदृक्षुः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिदृक्षु (√दृश्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अर्जुनम्: Arjuna
• अर्जुनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• धर्मराजस्य: of Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira)
• धर्मराजस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• शासनात्: from the command / by the order
• शासनात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शासन
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Arjuna
• Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Sātyaki
• Kaurava army (your army)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined action guided by dharma: Sātyaki acts not from personal impulse but in obedience to Dharmarāja’s command, showing that even in war, right conduct includes loyalty to legitimate authority and purposeful action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Sātyaki, eager to see and join Arjuna, moves swiftly toward the Kaurava forces, doing so specifically because Yudhiṣṭhira has ordered him to go and meet Arjuna.