Shloka 35

Devanagari script

तांस्तु सर्वानू स बलवान्‌ सात्यकिर्युद्धदुर्मद:

Transliteration

tāṁs tu sarvān sa balavān sātyakir yuddha-durmadaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then the mighty Sātyaki—intoxicated with the ardor of battle—confronted all of them, his strength and resolve undiminished. The line underscores how martial pride and battlefield exhilaration can drive a warrior to challenge many at once, raising the ethical tension between valor and reckless fury.

Word by Word

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

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

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बलवान्: mighty/strong
• बलवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सात्यकिः: Satyaki
• सात्यकिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्यकि (प्रातिपदिक, व्यक्तिनाम)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युद्धदुर्मदः: arrogant/maddened in battle
• युद्धदुर्मदः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युद्ध-दुर्मद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Sātyaki (Yuyudhāna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the moral ambiguity of martial excellence: strength and courage are admirable, yet when fueled by battle-intoxication (durmada), they can slip into rashness and pride, testing the boundaries of dharma in war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that Sātyaki, a powerful Pāṇḍava ally, advances against all the opposing fighters before him, described as ‘battle-intoxicated,’ signaling an intense escalation in the combat.