Shloka 18

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

Devanagari script

सात्यकिस्तु ततः क्रुद्धो धर्मपुत्रे शरारदिते

Transliteration

sātyakis tu tataḥ kruddho dharmaputre śarārditē

Translation

Lalu Sātyaki pun murka, ketika ia melihat Dharmaputra (Yudhiṣṭhira) tertikam dan tersiksa oleh anak panah.

Word by Word

• सात्यकिः: Sātyaki
• सात्यकिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्यकि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• क्रुद्धः: angry
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मपुत्रे: in/at Dharmaputra (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मपुत्रे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• शरारदिते: when (he was) pierced/wounded by arrows
• शरारदिते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शरारदित
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sātyaki (Yuyudhāna)
• Dharmaputra (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• arrows (śara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical pressure of war: when the dhārmic leader (Dharmaputra) is harmed, a protector-warrior’s anger arises as a force to defend righteousness. It frames wrath not as mere passion but as a battlefield impulse directed toward safeguarding dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Sātyaki becomes furious upon seeing Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmaputra) afflicted by arrow-wounds. This sets up Sātyaki’s imminent martial reaction in defense of the Pāṇḍava king.