Shloka 53

द्रोणपुत्रस्याग्नेयास्त्रप्रयोगः — अर्जुनस्य ब्राह्मास्त्रप्रतिघातः — व्यासोपदेशः

Aśvatthāmā’s Agneyāstra, Arjuna’s Brāhmāstra Counter, and Vyāsa’s Instruction

Devanagari script

शृणु शब्दान्‌ बहुविधानर्जुनस्य रथं प्रति । 'अर्जुनके रथके आसपास जो भाँति-भाँतिके हाहाकार, बारंबार सिंहनाद तथा अनेक प्रकारके और भी बहुत-से शब्द हो रहे हैं, उनको भी श्रवण करो ।। अयं मध्ये स्थितो<स्माकं सात्यकि: सात्वतां वर:

Transliteration

śṛṇu śabdān bahuvidhān arjunasya rathaṃ prati | ayaṃ madhye sthito 'smākaṃ sātyakiḥ sātvataṃ varaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Hear also the many kinds of sounds rising around Arjuna’s chariot—cries of tumult, repeated lion-roars, and numerous other clamors. And there, stationed in our midst, stands Sātyaki, the finest among the Sātvatas.”

Word by Word

शृणुhear, listen

शब्दान्sounds, noises

बहुविधान्of many kinds, various

अर्जुनस्यof Arjuna

रथम्chariot

प्रतिtowards, in the direction of

अयम्this (man)

मध्येin the middle

स्थितःstanding, stationed

अस्माकम्of us, our

सात्यकिःSatyaki

सात्वताम्of the Sātvatas (Vrishni/Yādava clan)

वरःbest, excellent

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Arjuna

Arjuna’s chariot

Sātyaki

Sātvatas

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes