Shloka 51

Devanagari script

प्रीतिं दास्यामि भीमस्य यमयो: सात्यकस्य च । “मैं रणभूमिमें कर्ण और उसके महारथी पुत्रको मारकर भीमसेन, नकुल, सहदेव तथा सात्यकिको प्रसन्न करूँगा ।। धृष्टद्युम्नशिखण्डिभ्यां पजचालानां च माधव

Transliteration

prītiṁ dāsyāmi bhīmasya yamayoḥ sātyakasya ca |

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: “Dengan menewaskan Karṇa di medan perang beserta putranya yang mahāratha, aku akan meraih perkenan Bhīma, kedua saudara kembar (Nakula dan Sahadeva), serta Sātyaki.”

Word by Word

• प्रीतिम्: pleasure, satisfaction
• प्रीतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• दास्यामि: I will give
• दास्यामि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (ददाति)
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भीमस्य: of Bhima / to Bhima (intended recipient)
• भीमस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• यमयोः: of the two Yamas (Nakula and Sahadeva)
• यमयोः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (यमौ = नकुल-सहदेवौ)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Dual

• सात्यकस्य: of Satyaki
• सात्यकस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्यकि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

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

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīma
• Nakula
• Sahadeva
• Sātyaki

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a dharmic crisis like war, actions are judged not only by force but by their effect on trust, morale, and the perceived righteousness of one’s side; ‘winning goodwill’ becomes a strategic and ethical objective.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a warrior’s intent to act in a way that will please key Pāṇḍava champions—Bhīma, the twins Nakula and Sahadeva, and Sātyaki—signaling coordination and the importance of maintaining allies’ confidence during the battle.