Shloka 59

Devanagari script

प्रशाम्यमाने शैनेये सहदेवेन मारिष

Transliteration

praśāmyamāne śaineye sahadevena māriṣa

Translation

Sañjaya said: “O venerable one, as Śaineya’s fury was being calmed by Sahadeva…”

Word by Word

• प्रशाम्यमाने: while (he) was becoming calm / being pacified
• प्रशाम्यमाने: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-शम् (धातु) → प्रशाम्य (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
• Form: शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त), आत्मनेपद/कर्तरि प्रयोग (मध्य/आत्मनेपद-रूप), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• शैनेये: in/with respect to Śaineya (son of Śini; i.e., Sātyaki)
• शैनेये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैनेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• सहदेवेन: by Sahadeva
• सहदेवेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• मारिष: O noble one / O sir
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारिष (सम्बोधन-शब्द)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śaineya (Sātyaki)
• Sahadeva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid war, dharmic conduct values restraint: anger and agitation should be checked through wise counsel, preventing rash action and preserving ethical clarity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates a moment where Śaineya (Sātyaki) is being calmed, and Sahadeva is the agent of that pacification, indicating an attempt to restrain or settle him during the unfolding conflict.