Shloka 18
Adhyāya 143: Nocturnal duels—Nākuli and Citraseṇa; Vṛṣasena’s assault; Duḥśāsana vs Prativindhya
Devanagari script
कृत्वा सुदुष्करं कर्म सैन्यमध्ये महाबल: । तव दर्शनमन्विच्छन् पाण्डवाभ्येति सात्यकि:,'पाण्डुनन्दन! महाबली सात्यकि कौरव-सेनाके भीतर अत्यन्त दुष्कर पराक्रम करके तुम्हें देखनेकी इच्छासे यहाँ आ रहा है
Transliteration
kṛtvā suduṣkaraṃ karma sainyamadhye mahābalaḥ | tava darśanam anvicchan pāṇḍavābhyeti sātyakiḥ ||
Translation
Sanjaya said: Having accomplished a deed exceedingly difficult to perform in the midst of the army, the mighty Sātyaki—seeking the sight of you—now comes toward the Pāṇḍavas.
Word by Word
कृत्वाhaving done
कृत्वा:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)
सुदुष्करम्very difficult
सुदुष्करम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसुदुष्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कर्मdeed, act
कर्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
सैन्यin the army
सैन्य:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
मध्येin the middle
मध्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
महाबलःmighty, of great strength
महाबलः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाबल (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तवof you, your
तव:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
Form—, Genitive, Singular
दर्शनम्seeing, sight
दर्शनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अन्विच्छन्seeking
अन्विच्छन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअन्वि-इष्/इच्छ् (धातु)
Formशतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
पाण्डवान्the Pandavas
पाण्डवान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अभ्येतिapproaches, comes towards
अभ्येति:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-इ (धातु)
FormPresent, Indicative, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सात्यकिःSatyaki
सात्यकिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसात्यकि (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
DhṛtarāṣṭraS
Sātyaki (Yuyudhāna)P
PāṇḍavasK
Kaurava armyVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes