Shloka 8

Devanagari script

संजय उवाच सायाह्रे सैन्धवं हत्वा राज्ञा पार्थ: समेत्य च | सात्यकिश्न महेष्वासो द्रोणमेवाभ्यधावताम्‌,संजयने कहा--राजन! सायंकाल सिंधुराज जयद्रथका वध करके राजा युधिष्ठिरसे मिलकर कुन्तीकुमार अर्जुन और महाथनुर्थर सात्यकि दोनोंने द्रोणाचार्यपर ही धावा किया

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca sāyāhre saindhavaṁ hatvā rājñā pārthaḥ sametya ca | sātyakiś ca mahēṣvāso droṇam evābhyadhāvatām ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “O King, toward evening, after slaying the Sindhu prince (Jayadratha), Pārtha (Arjuna) met with the king (Yudhiṣṭhira). Then Arjuna and the great bowman Sātyaki rushed straight at Droṇācārya.”

Word by Word

संजयःSanjaya

उवाचsaid

सायाह्नेin the evening

सैन्धवम्the Sindhu-king (Jayadratha)

हत्वाhaving slain

राज्ञाby the king

पार्थःPartha (Arjuna)

समेत्यhaving met / having come together

चand

सात्यकिःSatyaki

महेष्वासःgreat bowman

द्रोणम्Drona

एवindeed / only

अभ्यधावताम्the two rushed/charged

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by 'O King')

Jayadratha (Saindhava, Sindhu prince)

Yudhiṣṭhira (the king, rājā)

Arjuna (Pārtha)

Sātyaki (Yuyudhāna)

Droṇācārya (Droṇa)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights kṣatriya resolve and the ethical tension of war: even after fulfilling a vowed act (Jayadratha’s slaying), the duty to protect one’s side and confront the chief threat (Droṇa) continues. It underscores steadfastness, loyalty to allies, and strategic focus amid grief and triumph.

What is happening in the narrative?

Near evening, Arjuna has killed Jayadratha and then reunites with Yudhiṣṭhira. Immediately afterward, Arjuna and Sātyaki together charge directly at Droṇācārya, indicating a renewed push against the Kaurava commander.