Shloka 133

Devanagari script

परित्यजति वार्ष्णेयं सात्यकिं सत्यविक्रमम्‌ । “सब लोग यही कहेंगे कि धर्मपुत्र युधिष्ठिर अपने भाईकी खोज करके वृष्णिवंशी वीर सत्यपराक्रमी सात्यकिकी उपेक्षा कर रहे हैं

Transliteration

parityajati vārṣṇeyaṃ sātyakiṃ satyavikramam |

Translation

Sañjaya said: “(People will say that) Dharmaputra Yudhiṣṭhira, in searching for his brother, is neglecting Sātyaki—the Vṛṣṇi hero of proven, unfailing valor.”

Word by Word

• परित्यजति: abandons, neglects
• परित्यजति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (परि-त्यज्)
• Form: लट्, वर्तमान, प्रथम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• वार्ष्णेयम्: the Vṛṣṇi-descendant (Krishna)
• वार्ष्णेयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वार्ष्णेय
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सात्यकिम्: Sātyaki
• सात्यकिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्यकि
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सत्यविक्रमम्: of true valor / truly valiant
• सत्यविक्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्यविक्रम
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Sātyaki (Yuyudhāna)
• Vṛṣṇi (Vārṣṇeya)
• Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmaputra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in urgent personal duties (such as seeking a brother), a leader must not disregard steadfast allies; dharma includes honoring reliable support, maintaining trust, and safeguarding one’s reputation for fairness and gratitude.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a judgment that people will make: that Yudhiṣṭhira, preoccupied with finding his brother, is effectively overlooking Sātyaki, the Vṛṣṇi warrior renowned for proven valor—underscoring the strain of battlefield priorities and public perception.