Shloka 28

Adhyāya 65: Dawn Assembly, Makara–Śyena Vyūhas, and Commander Engagements

Devanagari script

सत्यव्रतं च समरे पुरुमित्रं च भारत

Transliteration

satyavrataṁ ca samare purumitraṁ ca bhārata

Translation

O Bhārata, in the midst of battle he is also one who is steadfast in truth and a friend to many—marked by fidelity to his vow and broad goodwill even amid war.

Word by Word

• सत्यव्रतम्: one whose vow is truth (truth-vowed)
• सत्यव्रतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यव्रत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• पुरुमित्रम्: one having many friends / friend of many
• पुरुमित्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुमित्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• भारत: O Bharata (descendant of Bharata)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra, as addressed by Sañjaya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in warfare, a person’s dharma is measured by inner commitments—truthfulness and fidelity to vows—along with the capacity to maintain goodwill and alliances without abandoning ethical restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, reporting to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed as ‘Bhārata’), characterizes a warrior/leader on the battlefield as ‘satyavrata’ (true to his vow) and ‘purumitra’ (friend of many), highlighting moral qualities amid the Kurukṣetra conflict.