Shloka 34
धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — सात्यकि-अलम्बुसयोर्युद्धवर्णनम्
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Saṃjaya Dialogue; Account of Sātyaki vs Alambusa
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tasmād eva vrajāmy āśu yathā me sa gurur gataḥ | sātyakine kathā—brahman, āpaka kalyāṇa ho | ahaṁ dharmarājasya ājñayā dhanañjayasya mārgapar jā raha hūṁ | bhavān evaṁ karotu yena me vilambo na bhavet | śiṣyagaṇāḥ tu sadāsa eva ācāryasya mārgam eva anusaranta āyātāḥ | ataḥ yathā mama guruḥ gataḥ tathāham api śīghram eva vrajāmi || sañjaya uvāca etāvad uktvā śaineya ācāryaṁ parivarjayan …
Sanjaya said: Having spoken thus, the son of Shini (Satyaki) resolved to depart at once, saying in effect: “Therefore I shall go quickly, just as my teacher has gone. O Brahmin, may you be well. By the command of Dharmaraja I am proceeding on the path taken by Dhananjaya. Do what is needed so that I am not delayed. Disciples have always followed the very course taken by their preceptor; therefore, as my guru has gone, so too I shall depart without delay.” Having said this, Shaineya turned away from the teacher and moved on.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights disciplined adherence to rightful command (ājñā) and the traditional ethic that a disciple follows the course set by the guru. In a wartime setting, it frames obedience and loyalty as dharmic action, coupled with urgency and avoidance of delay.
Satyaki (Shaineya) declares that he will immediately proceed along the route taken by Arjuna, acting under Yudhishthira’s instruction. After stating that disciples customarily follow their teacher’s path and asking that nothing hinder him, he turns away from the teacher and departs.