Shloka 44

Saṃśaptakas in Candrārdha-vyūha; Arjuna’s Devadatta and the Traigarta Rout

Chapter 17

Devanagari script

अजुन उवाच अयं वै सत्यजिद्‌ राजन्नद्य त्वां रक्षिता युधि | प्रियमाणे च पाज्चाल्ये नाचार्य: काममाप्स्यति,अर्जुन बोले--राजन! ये पांचालराजकुमार सत्यजित्‌ आज युद्धस्थलमें आपकी रक्षा करेंगे। इनके जीते-जी आचार्य अपनी इच्छा पूरी नहीं कर सकेंगे

Transliteration

arjuna uvāca | ayaṃ vai satyajid rājan adya tvāṃ rakṣitā yudhi | priyamāṇe ca pāñcālye nācāryaḥ kāmam āpsyati ||

Translation

Arjuna said: “O King, Satyajit, the Pāñcāla prince, will protect you today on the field of battle. So long as the Pāñcāla stands firm and prevails, the Teacher Droṇa will not be able to accomplish his desired aim.”

Word by Word

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अयम्: this (man)
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• सत्यजित्: Satyajit (name)
• सत्यजित्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यजित्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• रक्षिता: protector; will protect
• रक्षिता: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष्
• Form: Agent noun (future sense), -तृ (रक्षिता = रक्षिता/रक्षिता-प्रयोगः), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युधि: in battle
• युधि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• प्रियमाणे: while being alive / while remaining
• प्रियमाणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रि + यम् (यमुँ)
• Form: Present passive participle (शानच्/मानच्), locative singular, Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• पाञ्चाल्ये: in/while (the) Panchala (prince) is alive
• पाञ्चाल्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल्य
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• आचार्यः: the teacher (Drona)
• आचार्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कामम्: desire; wish
• कामम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आप्स्यति: will obtain
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप्
• Form: Simple Future (लृट्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Satyajit
• Pāñcāla
• Droṇācārya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights battlefield dharma through responsible protection and strategic reassurance: a leader’s safety is entrusted to capable allies, and an opponent’s objective can be ethically countered by steadfast defense rather than reckless aggression.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna addresses a king on his side, assuring him that the Pāñcāla warrior Satyajit will guard him in the day’s fighting; as long as Satyajit holds the field, Droṇa will be unable to fulfill the particular aim he is pursuing in that phase of the battle.