Shloka 24

धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — सात्यकि-अलम्बुसयोर्युद्धवर्णनम्

Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Saṃjaya Dialogue; Account of Sātyaki vs Alambusa

Devanagari script

सात्यकिस्तु रणे द्रोणं राजन्‌ विव्याध सप्तभि: । हेमपुड्खै: शिलाधौतै: कड्कबर्हिणवाजितै:,राजन्‌! तब सात्यकिने भी समरांगणमें शानपर चढ़ाकर तेज किये हुए सुवर्णमय पाँखवाले तथा कंक और मोरकी पाँखोंसे संयुक्त हुए सात बाणोंद्वारा द्रोणाचार्यको क्षत- विक्षत कर डाला

Transliteration

sātyakis tu raṇe droṇaṃ rājan vivyādha saptabhiḥ | hemapuṅkhaiḥ śilādhautaiḥ kaṅkabārhiṇavājitaiḥ ||

Translation

ສັນຊະຍະກ່າວວ່າ: ໂອ ພຣະຣາຊາ, ໃນກາງສົງຄາມ ສາຕະຍະກິໄດ້ຈິ້ມດໂຣນາຈາຣະຍະດ້ວຍລູກສອນ 7 ດອກ—ມີຂົນທອງ, ມັນງາມດັ່ງຂັດດ້ວຍຫີນ, ແລະປະດັບດ້ວຍຂົນນົກຍາງ (heron) ແລະນົກຢູງ—ຈົນທ່ານດໂຣນາບາດເຈັບ.

Word by Word

• सात्यकिः: Sātyaki
• सात्यकिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्यकि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• द्रोणम्: Droṇa
• द्रोणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• विव्याध: pierced/wounded
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सप्तभिः: with seven (arrows)
• सप्तभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• हेमपुङ्खैः: with golden-feathered (arrows)
• हेमपुङ्खैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेमपुङ्ख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• शिलाधौतैः: stone-polished/burnished
• शिलाधौतैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिलाधौत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• कङ्कबर्हिणवाजितैः: fletched with (feathers of) heron and peacock
• कङ्कबर्हिणवाजितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कङ्कबर्हिणवाजित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Sātyaki (Yuyudhāna)
• Droṇācārya
• seven arrows
• golden fletchings
• heron feathers (kaṅka)
• peacock feathers (bārhiṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the grim dharmic tension of war: martial duty compels even attacks on venerable figures when they stand as opposing commanders. It also reflects how epic warfare celebrates skill and craftsmanship while not denying the moral weight of violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Sātyaki, fighting on the Pāṇḍava side, wounds Droṇa in battle with seven finely made arrows adorned with golden fletching and bird plumes.