Mahabharata 7.184.33 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 184, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

ततः कृष्णं महाबाहुं सात्यकि: सत्यविक्रम: । पप्रच्छ रथशार्दूल: कर्ण प्रति महारथ:

Transliteration

tataḥ kṛṣṇaṃ mahābāhuṃ sātyakiḥ satyavikramaḥ | papraccha rathaśārdūlaḥ karṇaṃ prati mahārathaḥ ||

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം, രഥികളിൽ സിംഹസമനായ സത്യവിക്രമൻ മഹാരഥി സാത്യകി, മഹാബാഹുവായ ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണനോട് കർണ്ണനെക്കുറിച്ച് ചോദിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya

• कृष्णम्: Krishna
• कृष्णम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महाबाहुम्: the mighty-armed (one)
• महाबाहुम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• सत्यविक्रमः: of true valor
• सत्यविक्रमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्यविक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पप्रच्छ: asked
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• रथशार्दूलः: tiger among chariot-warriors
• रथशार्दूलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथशार्दूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कर्णम्: Karna
• कर्णम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रति: about/concerning; towards
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति
• Form: Avyaya (preposition governing accusative)

• महारथः: great chariot-warrior
• महारथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kṛṣṇa
• Sātyaki
• Karṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid battle, responsible action depends on clear understanding: Sātyaki’s inquiry reflects the dharmic need to assess an opponent’s nature, strength, and intentions before deciding strategy and conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that Sātyaki approaches Kṛṣṇa and asks him about Karṇa—indicating a moment of counsel-seeking and strategic evaluation during the Drona Parva war episodes.