Shloka 60

Devanagari script

तं॑ तु सक्रोधमालोक्य सात्यकि: प्रत्ययुध्यत

Transliteration

taṁ tu sa-krodham ālokya sātyakiḥ pratyayudhyata

Translation

Sañjaya said: Seeing him inflamed with anger, Sātyaki met him in counter-combat, choosing not retreat but steadfast resistance on the battlefield.

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• सक्रोधम्: angry; with anger
• सक्रोधम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सक्रोध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आलोक्य: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: आलोक्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

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

• प्रत्ययुध्यत: fought back; counter-attacked
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada, प्रति

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Sātyaki (Yuyudhāna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a battlefield ethic: when confronted by an opponent driven by anger, a warrior may respond with firm, disciplined resistance rather than panic or collapse—courage guided by duty, not by uncontrolled rage.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Sātyaki, noticing his adversary in a wrathful state, immediately engages him in counter-combat, indicating an escalation and direct clash in the ongoing fighting of Droṇa Parva.