Shloka 533

Sātyaki-praveśaḥ and Duryodhana-saṃnipātaḥ

Sātyaki’s passage and Duryodhana’s mass engagement

Devanagari script

नकुल: सहदेवश्न पर्यरक्षन्त सात्यकिम्‌ | तब राजा युधिष्ठिर, पाण्डुकुमार भीमसेन, नकुल और सहदेव सब ओरसे सात्यकिकी रक्षा करने लगे

Transliteration

nakulaḥ sahadevaś ca paryarakṣatāṃ sātyakim | tataḥ rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ pāṇḍukumāro bhīmasenaḥ nakulaḥ sahadevaś ca sarvataḥ sātyakeḥ rakṣāṃ cakruḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Nakula dan Sahadeva menjaga Sātyaki dari jarak dekat. Lalu Raja Yudhiṣṭhira, bersama Bhīmasena serta si kembar Nakula dan Sahadeva, membentuk lingkaran pelindung dari segala arah demi keselamatan Sātyaki.

Word by Word

• नकुलः: Nakula
• नकुलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नकुल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सहदेवः: Sahadeva
• सहदेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहदेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• पर्यरक्षताम्: they two protected
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-रक्ष्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Dual

• सात्यकिम्: Sātyaki
• सात्यकिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्यकि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• नकुल (Nakula)
• सहदेव (Sahadeva)
• सात्यकि (Sātyaki)
• युधिष्ठिर (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• भीमसेन (Bhīmasena)
• पाण्डव (the Pāṇḍavas)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in warfare, dharma includes safeguarding companions and allies. The Pāṇḍavas’ coordinated protection of Sātyaki highlights ethical leadership: prioritizing responsibility, solidarity, and the preservation of one’s side over individual display of valor.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Nakula and Sahadeva begin guarding Sātyaki, and then Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, and the twins together protect him from all directions—suggesting Sātyaki is in danger or strategically important at that moment in the battle.