Shloka 30

Devanagari script

सो<यं गुरुतरो भार: सैन्धवार्थे समाहित: । ज्ञातव्यक्ष हि मे राजा रक्षितव्यश्ष॒ सात्यकि:,“इस समय सिन्धुराज जयद्रथके कारण यह मुझपर बहुत बड़ा भार आ गया। एक तो मुझे राजाका कुशल-समाचार जानना है, दूसरे सात्यकिकी भी रक्षा करनी है

Transliteration

so 'yaṃ gurutaro bhāraḥ saindhavārthe samāhitaḥ | jñātavyaś ca hi me rājā rakṣitavyaś ca sātyakiḥ ||

Translation

Sanjaya said: “Because of the affair concerning the king of Sindhu (Jayadratha), a heavier burden has now fallen upon me. For I must learn the welfare of the king, and I must also ensure the protection of Satyaki.”

Word by Word

सःhe/that (this)

अयम्this

गुरुतरःheavier, more weighty

भारःburden

सैन्धव-अर्थेfor the sake of the Saindhava (Jayadratha)

समाहितःplaced/laid upon; imposed; concentrated

ज्ञातव्यःto be known/ascertained

हिindeed, for

मेof me / my

राजाking

रक्षितव्यःto be protected

चand

सात्यकिःSatyaki

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

Raja (the king)

Jayadratha (Saindhava, Sindhu king)

Satyaki

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical weight of responsibility in crisis: one must balance urgent political intelligence (the king’s welfare) with immediate protective duty toward an ally (Satyaki), showing that dharma in war often involves competing obligations.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya describes the pressure created by the Jayadratha-related situation: he must find out how the king is faring while also ensuring Satyaki’s safety, indicating simultaneous, high-stakes concerns on the battlefield.