Shloka 19

Bhūriśravas–Sātyaki Saṃvāda and Duel; Arjuna’s Intervention (भूरिश्रवाः–सात्यकि संवादः, युद्धम्, अर्जुन-हस्तक्षेपः)

Devanagari script

ततः प्रायाच्छनै: सूत: सात्वतस्य मते स्थित:

Transliteration

tataḥ prāyāc chanaiḥ sūtaḥ sātvatasyā mate sthitaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya dit : Alors le cocher s’avança lentement, se tenant à l’intention du Sātvata (Kṛṣṇa). Ce vers souligne l’obéissance disciplinée au cœur du combat : une action mesurée, guidée par une autorité morale et stratégique digne de foi, plutôt que par la hâte ou l’impulsion.

Word by Word

ततःthen; thereafter

प्रायात्went forth; departed

शनैःslowly; gradually

सूतःthe charioteer

सात्वतस्यof the Sātvata (Krishna/Vrishni hero)

मतेin the opinion; in the counsel

स्थितःstanding; abiding; remaining

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

sūta (charioteer)

Sātvata (Kṛṣṇa/Vāsudeva)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Measured action and disciplined obedience: in a crisis like war, one should not act from haste or ego but proceed steadily, aligning one’s conduct with a rightful guide’s intention and the larger dharmic aim.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the charioteer advances slowly, deliberately following the plan or instruction of Kṛṣṇa (called Sātvata), indicating coordinated movement on the battlefield under Kṛṣṇa’s direction.