Shloka 37

Devanagari script

त॑ सात्यकि: प्रत्यविध्यत्‌ तथैवावाकिरच्छरै:

Transliteration

taṁ sātyakiḥ pratyavidhyat tathaivāvākirac charaiḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Sātyaki struck him back in return, and in the same manner showered him with arrows. The exchange reflects the relentless reciprocity of battle—answering violence with violence—where prowess and resolve, rather than moral persuasion, drive the moment forward.

Word by Word

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

• सात्यकिः: Sātyaki
• सात्यकिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्यकि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रत्यविध्यत्: pierced/struck in return
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + व्यध् (प्र + प्रति उपसर्गयुक्त)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तथा: thus, in the same way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अवाकिरत्: showered, scattered down
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + किॄ (किरति)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Sātyaki