Shloka 17

Devanagari script

सात्यकिस्तु तदा कर्ण विंशत्या निशितै: शरै:

Transliteration

sātyakis tu tadā karṇa viṁśatyā niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then Sātyaki struck Karṇa with twenty keen, razor-pointed arrows.

Word by Word

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

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

• तदा: then/at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• कर्ण: O Karṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• विंशत्या: with twenty
• विंशत्या: Karana
• Type: Noun (Numeral)
• Root: विंशति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• निशितैः: sharp
• निशितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निशित
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• शरैः: arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sātyaki (Yuyudhāna)
• Karṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma in practice: disciplined courage and steadfast effort in a justly undertaken battle, where a warrior must act decisively without hesitation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Sātyaki, in the midst of combat, shoots Karṇa with twenty sharp arrows, marking an intense exchange between leading champions on opposing sides.