Shloka 86

अलंबलवधः (Alaṃbala-vadhaḥ) / The Slaying of Alaṃbala and the Advance toward Karṇa

Devanagari script

तं॑ समारुहय शैनेयस्तव सैन्यमुपाद्रवत्‌ । दारुको5पि यथाकामं प्रययौ केशवान्तिकम्‌,सात्यकिने उसीपर आरूढ़ होकर आपकी सेनापर आक्रमण किया। दारुक भी इच्छानुसार भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णके निकट चला गया

Transliteration

taṁ samāruhya śaineyas tava sainyam upādravat | dāruko 'pi yathākāmaṁ prayayau keśavāntikam ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Mounting him, Śaineya (Sātyaki) charged against your army. Dāruka too, as he wished, went to Keśava (Kṛṣṇa). The verse underscores swift, purposeful action in war: the warrior advances to his chosen duty on the field, while the charioteer moves to the rightful commander—each fulfilling role and allegiance amid the moral pressure of battle.

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समारुह्य: having mounted (upon)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-रुह्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• शैनेयः: Śaineya (Sātyaki)
• शैनेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैनेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तव: your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular, Second

• सैन्यम्: army
• सैन्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उपाद्रवत्: attacked / rushed upon
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-द्रु
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• दारुकः: Dāruka
• दारुकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दारुक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• यथाकामम्: as he wished / at will
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + काम

• प्रययौ: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• केशव-अन्तिकम्: to the vicinity of Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)
• केशव-अन्तिकम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव + अन्तिक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śaineya (Sātyaki)
• Dāruka
• Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)
• Kaurava army (tava sainyam)