Shloka 19

Devanagari script

तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम शैनेयचरितं महत्‌

Transliteration

tatrādbhutam apaśyāma śaineya-caritaṃ mahat

Translation

Sañjaya said: “There we witnessed something wondrous—the great deed and heroic conduct of Śaineya.”

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: indeclinable (locative adverb)

• अद्भुतम्: wonderful, marvelous (thing)
• अद्भुतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• अपश्याम: we saw
• अपश्याम: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: imperfect (laṅ), 1st person, plural, parasmaipada

• शैनेय-चरितम्: the deed/act of Śaineya (Sātyaki)
• शैनेय-चरितम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैनेयचरित
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śaineya (Sātyaki)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how extraordinary valor and disciplined conduct in a righteous cause can inspire awe even amid war; it frames heroism as a visible, accountable form of kṣatriya-duty (conduct that can be ‘witnessed’ and judged).

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that, in the ongoing battle, they beheld a remarkable and great exploit performed by Śaineya—i.e., Sātyaki—signaling a notable turn or feat on the battlefield.