Mahabharata 9.13.20 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 13, Shloka 20

Book 9 (Śalya-parva), Adhyāya 13 — Arjuna’s Arrow-storm and the Drauṇi Confrontation

Devanagari script

तस्य क्रुद्धो महाराज सात्यकि: सत्यविक्रम:

Transliteration

tasya kruddho mahārāja sātyakiḥ satyavikramaḥ

Translation

Dijo Sañjaya: ¡Oh rey!, Sātyaki—verdadero en su valor—se enfureció contra él.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/that (person)
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• क्रुद्धः: angry
• क्रुद्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुध्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

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

• सत्यविक्रमः: of true valor / truly valorous
• सत्यविक्रमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्यविक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Sātyaki

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how krodha (anger) can seize even a renowned hero; in the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame, wrath is a powerful catalyst that can propel a warrior into action, but it also risks clouding discernment (viveka) and escalating violence beyond measured dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Sātyaki, famed for unwavering valor, has become angry at a particular opponent or provocateur mentioned in the surrounding verses, setting up the next beat of combat or retaliation.