Shloka 36

द्रोण–सात्यकि-युद्धम्

Droṇa–Sātyaki Engagement

Devanagari script

त॑ चक्ररक्षौ पाउ्चाल्यौ युधामन्यूत्तमौजसौ । अन्वयातां महात्मानौ विशन्तं तावकं बलम्‌,आपकी सेनामें प्रवेश करते समय उनके पीछे-पीछे पांचाल वीर महामना युधामन्यु और उत्तमौजा चक्र-रक्षक होकर गये

Transliteration

taṁ cakrarakṣau pāñcālyau yudhāmanyūttamaujāsau | anvayātāṁ mahātmānau viśantaṁ tāvakaṁ balam ||

Translation

サञ्जयは言った。「彼が汝の軍勢へ踏み入るとき、パンチャーラの二勇士—ユダーマニュとウッタマウジャ—その大いなる魂を持つ者たちは、車輪を守る護衛としてすぐ後ろに付き従い、後方を固めて彼の突入を助けた。」

Word by Word

तेthose two

चक्ररक्षौwheel-guards (protectors of the chariot-wheel)

पाञ्चाल्यौthe two Pāñcālas

युधामन्यूYudhāmanyu

उत्तमौजसौUttamaujā (and/or the pair Yudhāmanyu-Uttamaujā)

अन्वयाताम्followed (went after)

महात्मानौgreat-souled (two)

विशन्तम्entering

तावकम्your (belonging to you)

बलम्army/force

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Yudhāmanyu

Uttamaujā

Pāñcāla

Kaurava army (tāvaka bala)

chariot wheels (cakra)

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 disciplined martial duty: protecting a principal warrior through assigned roles (cakra-rakṣā) and steadfast loyalty in battle, showing how coordinated protection and selfless support uphold a warrior’s mission.

What is happening in the narrative?

As a key warrior advances into the Kaurava formation, the Pāñcāla fighters Yudhāmanyu and Uttamaujā follow immediately behind as rear-guards, specifically tasked with protecting the chariot’s wheels and preventing attacks from the back.