Shloka 32

Devanagari script

सात्यकिरुवाच धनंजयस्य पदवीं धर्मराजस्य शासनात्‌

Transliteration

sātyakir uvāca dhanañjayasya padavīṁ dharmarājasya śāsanāt

Translation

Sañjaya said: Sātyaki declared that, in obedience to Dharmarāja’s command, he would take the very path of Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)—aligning his action with rightful authority and loyal duty amid the pressures of war.

Word by Word

• सात्यकिः: Sātyaki
• सात्यकिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्यकि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular

• धनंजयस्य: of Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजयस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पदवीं: path/track/route
• पदवीं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पदवी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• धर्मराजस्य: of Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मराजस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• शासनात्: from/at the command (of)
• शासनात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शासन
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Sātyaki
• Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic discipline in action: a warrior’s resolve is framed not as personal impulse but as obedience to legitimate command (Dharmarāja’s śāsana) and alignment with a righteous exemplar (Arjuna’s padavī).

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports Sātyaki’s statement of intent: he will proceed along Arjuna’s route/strategy, explicitly because Yudhiṣṭhira has ordered it—signaling coordinated action and loyal compliance within the Pāṇḍava camp during the Drona Parva battles.