Shloka 76

धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — सात्यकि-अलम्बुसयोर्युद्धवर्णनम्

Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Saṃjaya Dialogue; Account of Sātyaki vs Alambusa

Devanagari script

सप्त वीरान्‌ महेष्वासानग्रानीकेष्वपोथयत्‌ । उस सेनाके छिलन्न-भिन्न होते ही शिनिके महारथी पौत्रने सेनाके मुहानेपर खड़े हुए सात महाधनुर्धर वीरोंको मार गिराया

Transliteration

sapta vīrān maheṣvāsān agrānīkeṣv apothayat |

Translation

Sañjaya said: As the army’s front ranks were being cut and shattered, the grandson of Śini—the great chariot-warrior—stood firm at the very mouth of the formation and struck down seven foremost heroes, mighty archers who led the vanguard. The scene underscores the ruthless momentum of battle, where leadership and valor are tested amid the ethical weight of mass slaughter.

Word by Word

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• वीरान्: heroes/warriors
• वीरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• महेष्वासान्: great bowmen
• महेष्वासान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेष्वास
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अग्रानीकेषु: in the vanguard/front ranks
• अग्रानीकेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्रानीक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• अपोथयत्: struck down/overthrew
• अपोथयत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप-उथ् (उथ्/उत्था)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śini (ancestor, referenced by lineage)
• Śini’s grandson (Śini-pautra; commonly identified as Sātyaki)
• seven great archers (unnamed)