Shloka 20

Devanagari script

स तथाहं करिष्यामि यथा भरतसत्तम

Transliteration

sa tathāhaṃ kariṣyāmi yathā bharatasattama

Translation

Sañjaya said: “So shall I do, exactly as you command, O best of the Bharatas.”

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• करिष्यामि: I will do
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• यथा: as, just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• भरतसत्तम: O best of the Bharatas
• भरतसत्तम: Sampradana
• Type: Noun (Vocative epithet)
• Root: भरत-सत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bharatasattama (honorific address, typically Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights disciplined obedience and accountability in service: Sañjaya affirms he will act precisely according to the king’s instruction, reflecting the ethic of faithfully executing one’s entrusted duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Drona Parva’s ongoing war report framework, Sañjaya responds to the Kuru king (addressed as “best of the Bharatas”), assuring him that he will do as directed—typically signaling readiness to continue reporting or to carry out a requested action.