Shloka 38

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 94: Sātyaki–Sudarśana Yuddha (सात्यकि–सुदर्शन युद्ध)

Devanagari script

स तन्न ममृषे राजन्‌ पाण्डवेयस्य विक्रमम्‌

Transliteration

sa tan na mamṛṣe rājan pāṇḍaveyasya vikramam

Translation

ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಓ ರಾಜನೇ, ಪಾಂಡವಪುತ್ರನ ಆ ವಿಕ್ರಮವನ್ನು ಅವನು ಸಹಿಸಲಾರದೆ ಹೋಯಿತು.

Word by Word

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

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• ममृषे: endured / bore
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृष्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पाण्डवेयस्य: of the son/descendant of Pāṇḍu (the Pāṇḍava)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डवेय
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• विक्रमम्: valor / prowess
• विक्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• a Pāṇḍava (Pāṇḍaveya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Unchecked reaction to another’s excellence—here, inability to endure an opponent’s valor—becomes a moral and psychological trigger for further harm. The verse highlights how envy, wounded pride, or anger can override patience and lead to escalation in conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a warrior on the Kaurava side (referred to as “he”) could not tolerate the martial feat of a Pāṇḍava prince, implying a turning point that prompts an intensified response on the battlefield.