Shloka 28

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 125: Duryodhana’s despair and vow after Jayadratha’s fall (जयद्रथवधे दुर्योधनविलापः)

Devanagari script

सात्यकिस्तु रणे क्रुद्धो मोहयित्वा सुतं तव

Transliteration

sātyakis tu raṇe kruddho mohayitvā sutaṃ tava

Translation

Sañjaya said: In the thick of battle, Sātyaki—angered—bewildered your son, throwing him into confusion through his martial skill and stratagem.

Word by Word

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

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• क्रुद्धः: angry
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मोहयित्वा: having deluded/confused
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुह्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• सुतम्: son
• सुतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तव: your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sātyaki (Yuyudhāna)
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• your son (Kaurava prince; contextually Duryodhana or another son depending on surrounding verses)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights how anger and battlefield pressure can cloud judgment, while also showing that in war, victory often depends on mental disruption and strategy as much as physical strength—raising ethical questions about the means used within kṣatriya-dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Sātyaki, fighting fiercely, used his prowess to confuse and outmaneuver Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son on the battlefield, gaining a tactical advantage.