Shloka 5

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

Devanagari script

सात्यकिश्न शतेनैनं धर्मपुत्रपरीप्सया । मद्रेश्वरमवाकीर्य सिंहनादमथानदत्‌,सात्यकि भी धर्मपुत्र युधिष्ठिरकी रक्षाके लिये मद्रराजको सौ बाणोंसे आच्छादित करके सिंहके समान दहाड़ने लगे

Transliteration

sa01tyaki9 bataenaina43 dharmaputrapar2bpsay01 | madrebvaramav01k2brya si43han01damath01nadat |

Translation

Sañjaya dit : Pour protéger Dharmaputra (Yudhiṣṭhira), Sātyaki accabla le seigneur de Madra d’une pluie de cent flèches, puis poussa un cri de guerre pareil au rugissement d’un lion.

Word by Word

सात्यकिःSātyaki

शतेनwith a hundred

एनम्him

धर्मपुत्रपरीप्सयाwith the desire to protect Dharmaputra (Yudhiṣṭhira)

मद्रेश्वरम्the lord of Madra (Śalya)

अवाकीर्यhaving covered/showered (him)

सिंहनादम्a lion-roar

अथthen

अनदत्roared

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

S01tyaki

Dharmaputra (Yudhi63hira)

Madrebvara (King of Madra, balya)

arrows

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?

The verse highlights protective loyalty as a form of dharma: S01tyaki uses martial strength not for personal glory but to safeguard Dharmaputra, embodying the k63atriya obligation to defend the righteous and uphold order amid violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the battle, S01tyaki targets the Madra king (balya), covering him with a hundred arrows, and follows it with a thunderous lion-like shout, signaling both intimidation of the foe and reassurance to allies while protecting Yudhi63hira.