Shloka 52

धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — सात्यकि-अलम्बुसयोर्युद्धवर्णनम्

Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Saṃjaya Dialogue; Account of Sātyaki vs Alambusa

Devanagari script

विव्याध च रणे राजन्‌ सात्यकिं सत्यविक्रमम्‌

Transliteration

vivyādha ca raṇe rājan sātyakiṃ satyavikramam

Translation

Sañjaya said: O King, in the thick of battle he pierced Sātyaki—whose prowess never proved false—marking the relentless escalation of violence where even the most steadfast warriors become targets amid the demands and compulsions of war.

Word by Word

• विव्याध: pierced, struck
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध् (विध्)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/परफेक्ट), 3, singular, परस्मैपदम्

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

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• सात्यकिम्: Sātyaki
• सात्यकिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्यकि
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• सत्यविक्रमम्: of true valor
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्यविक्रम
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Sātyaki