Shloka 9

Devanagari script

तैर्यतद्धिरियं सत्या श्रुता सत्यवतस्तव । प्रतिज्ञा सिन्धुराजस्य वधे राजीवलोचन,“कमलनयन! युद्धके लिये तैयार होते-होते उन कौरवोंने सदा सत्य बोलनेवाले तुम्हारी जयद्रथ-वधविषयक वह सच्ची प्रतिज्ञा सुनी

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

tair yataddhir iyaṃ satyā śrutā satyavatas tava |

pratijñā sindhurājasya vadhe rājīvalocana ||

Translation

蓮華の眼を持つ者よ。彼らが戦支度を整えるさなか、彼らは聞いた――真実を旨とする汝にふさわしい、信度の王（ジャヤドラタ）を討つという、汝の真なる誓いを。

Word by Word

तैःby them

यतत्which (that)

हिindeed

इयम्this

सत्याtrue

श्रुताheard

सत्यवतस्of the truth-speaking one

तवof you/your

प्रतिज्ञाvow, promise

सिन्धुराजस्यof the king of Sindhu (Jayadratha)

वधेin/with regard to the killing

राजीवलोचनO lotus-eyed one

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Rājīvalocana (lotus-eyed one)

Sindhurāja (Jayadratha)

Kauravas (implied by taiḥ)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the dharmic force of satya and pratijñā: a warrior’s vow, especially when rooted in truthfulness, carries moral binding power and shapes conduct in war. It implies that ethical credibility (being 'truth-speaking') makes a pledge socially and spiritually weighty.

What is happening in the narrative?

As the opposing warriors (the Kaurava side) prepare themselves, they come to know/hear the protagonist’s solemn pledge to slay Jayadratha, the king of Sindhu. This sets the battlefield’s immediate objective and heightens the urgency around Jayadratha’s protection and impending fate.