Shloka 11

भीष्मदर्शनार्थं प्रस्थानम्

Departure to Behold Bhīṣma

Devanagari script

श्रीकृष्णकी आज्ञा पाकर सात्यकि तुरंत वहाँसे चल दिये और राजा युधिष्ठिरके पास जाकर बोले--

Transliteration

śrīkṛṣṇasya ājñāṃ prāpya sātyakiḥ tūrṇaṃ tataḥ sthānāt calitaḥ; sa rājānaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram upagamya uvāca—

Translation

Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Al recibir la orden de Śrī Kṛṣṇa, Sātyaki partió de inmediato de aquel lugar. Fue ante el rey Yudhiṣṭhira y habló—poniendo de relieve la urgencia del deber y la obediencia al consejo legítimo tras la guerra.

Word by Word

श्रीकृष्णस्यof Śrī Kṛṣṇa

आज्ञाम्command, order

प्राप्यhaving obtained/received

सात्यकिःSātyaki

तुरन्तम्immediately

ततःfrom there

चालितवान्departed, set out

राज्ञःof the king

युधिष्ठिरस्यof Yudhiṣṭhira

समीपम्near, to the presence of

गत्वाhaving gone

अब्रवीत्said, spoke

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Sātyaki

King Yudhiṣṭhira

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights promptness in carrying out a legitimate command and the ethical value of disciplined action—especially when guided by wise counsel—so that responsibility is fulfilled without delay.

What is happening in the narrative?

After receiving Kṛṣṇa’s instruction, Sātyaki immediately leaves and approaches King Yudhiṣṭhira to deliver a message or report, indicating an urgent development within the Shānti Parva’s post-war setting.