Shloka 47

Devanagari script

चरन्तं रथमार्गेषु सात्यकिं सत्यविक्रमम्‌ । द्रोणकर्णान्तरगतं कृपस्थापि च भारत

Transliteration

carantaṃ rathamārgeṣu sātyakiṃ satyavikramam | droṇakarṇāntaragataṃ kṛpasthāpi ca bhārata

Translation

Sañjaya said: O Bhārata, Sātyaki—whose valor never proves false—was moving along the tracks made by chariots, having pressed into the space between Droṇa and Karṇa, and even into the position held by Kṛpa. The scene shows a warrior’s resolute advance through the most dangerous gaps in the enemy line, where courage is tested against duty and the brutal necessities of war.

Word by Word

• चरन्तम्: moving, roaming
• चरन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, शतृ (present active participle)

• रथमार्गेषु: on the chariot-tracks/roads
• रथमार्गेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथमार्ग
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• सात्यकिम्: Satyaki
• सात्यकिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्यकि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सत्यविक्रमम्: of true valor
• सत्यविक्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्यविक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• द्रोणकर्णान्तरगतम्: having gone between Drona and Karna / caught between Drona and Karna
• द्रोणकर्णान्तरगतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तरगत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• कृपस्थम्: standing near Kripa / in Kripa's position
• कृपस्थम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृपस्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

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

• भारत: O Bharata (descendant of Bharata)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Sātyaki (Yuyudhāna)
• Droṇa
• Karṇa
• Kṛpa
• Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra as addressee)
• chariot-paths/tracks (rathamārga)