Shloka 536

धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — सात्यकि-अलम्बुसयोर्युद्धवर्णनम्

Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Saṃjaya Dialogue; Account of Sātyaki vs Alambusa

Devanagari script

जघान दक्षिणं बाहुं सात्यकि: कृतवर्मण: । धनुष कट जानेपर शक्तिशाली शूरवीरोंमें श्रेष्ठ सात्यकिने कृतवर्माकी दाहिनी भुजापर शत्तिद्वारा ही प्रहार किया

Transliteration

jaghāna dakṣiṇaṃ bāhuṃ sātyakiḥ kṛtavarmaṇaḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya dit : Dans l’ardeur du combat, Sātyaki abattit le bras droit de Kṛtavarman. Son arc ayant été tranché, le puissant Sātyaki, le meilleur des héros, frappa le bras droit de Kṛtavarman avec la śakti (lance).

Word by Word

• जघान: struck/killed
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• दक्षिणम्: right (side)
• दक्षिणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• बाहुम्: arm
• बाहुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सात्यकिः: Sātyaki
• सात्यकिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्यकि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कृतवर्मणः: of Kṛtavarman
• कृतवर्मणः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृतवर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Sātyaki
• Kṛtavarman
• right arm

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the harsh reality of kṣatriya warfare: in a dharma-yuddha setting, warriors pursue victory through decisive force. Ethically, it points to the tension between duty in battle and the tragic human cost that duty entails.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Sātyaki delivers a powerful blow that strikes Kṛtavarman’s right arm, marking a dramatic turn in their combat and emphasizing Sātyaki’s battlefield dominance at that moment.