Shloka 71

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

Devanagari script

स भिजन्नवर्मा स्रस्ताड़ प्रभ्रष्टमुकुटाज्द:

Transliteration

sa bhinnavarmā srastāḍyaḥ prabhraṣṭa-mukuṭaḥ

Translation

ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಅವನು ಕವಚವು ಭಂಗಗೊಂಡು, ಅಂಗಗಳು ಶಿಥಿಲವಾಗಿ, ಮುಕುಟವು ಜಾರಿಬಿದ್ದವನಂತೆ ಕಾಣಿಸಿಕೊಂಡನು.

Word by Word

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

• भिजन्: splitting, breaking
• भिजन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भिद्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अवर्मा: without armor, unarmored
• अवर्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-वर्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्रस्त: slipped off, loosened
• स्रस्त: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्रंस्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle used adjectivally), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आडः: a blow/strike (uncertain reading)
• आडः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आड
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रभ्रष्ट-मुकुटात्: from (his) fallen/dislodged crown
• प्रभ्रष्ट-मुकुटात्: Apadana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-भ्रंश् + मुकुट
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• armour (varman)
• crown/diadem (mukuṭa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the fragility of external power—armour and crown symbolize protection and status, yet both can be lost in an instant. It cautions against pride in worldly insignia and highlights the harsh, leveling nature of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a warrior in a visibly ruined state: armour broken, body slackened, and crown fallen. It is a battlefield snapshot emphasizing the intensity of the fighting and the warrior’s sudden decline.