Shloka 42

धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — सात्यकि-अलम्बुसयोर्युद्धवर्णनम्

Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Saṃjaya Dialogue; Account of Sātyaki vs Alambusa

Devanagari script

एतावदुक्त्वा यन्तारं ब्राह्म॒णं परिवर्जयन्‌

Transliteration

etāvad uktvā yantāraṃ brāhmaṇaṃ parivarjayan

Translation

Sañjaya said: Having spoken only this much, he turned away, deliberately setting aside the brāhmaṇa who served as his charioteer—an act that showed his resolve hardening amid war, where urgency and wrath can eclipse customary reverence and restraint.

Word by Word

• एतावत्: this much, so much
• एतावत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतावत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उक्त्वा: having said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Active

• यन्तारम्: the charioteer/driver
• यन्तारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यन्तृ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ब्राह्मणम्: the Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• परिवर्जयन्: avoiding, leaving aside
• परिवर्जयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + वर्ज्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• brāhmaṇa (charioteer/driver)