Shloka 13

Devanagari script

एकेन सात्वतेनाद्य युध्यमानस्य तेन वै

Transliteration

ekena sātvatena adya yudhyamānasya tena vai

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Today, by that single Sātvata hero alone, as he fights on, indeed…”

Word by Word

• एकेन: by one
• एकेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• सात्वतेन: by the Sātvata (Krishna/Vrishni hero)
• सात्वतेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्वत
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• युध्यमानस्य: of (him) fighting
• युध्यमानस्य: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular, शतृ (present active participle), Parasmaipada (active)

• तेन: by him/thereby
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• वै: indeed/surely
• वै: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Sātvata (epithet; typically Kṛṣṇa / Vṛṣṇi-Yādava)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights the extraordinary agency of a single righteous champion in the chaos of war, suggesting that resolve, skill, and moral force can decisively shape events even amid vast armies.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya begins describing a battlefield development: on that day, one Sātvata hero is engaged in fighting, and the narration is about to explain the consequences of his lone combat.