Shloka 11

Devanagari script

श्रीकृष्णकी आज्ञा पाकर सात्यकि तुरंत वहाँसे चल दिये और राजा युधिष्ठिरके पास जाकर बोले--

Transliteration

śrīkṛṣṇasya ājñāṃ prāpya sātyakiḥ tūrṇaṃ tataḥ sthānāt calitaḥ; sa rājānaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram upagamya uvāca—

Translation

ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണന്റെ ആജ്ഞ ലഭിച്ച ഉടൻ സാത്യകി അവിടെ നിന്ന് പുറപ്പെട്ടു. അദ്ദേഹം രാജാവ് യുധിഷ്ഠിരന്റെ അടുക്കൽ ചെന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.

Word by Word

• श्रीकृष्णस्य: of Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• श्रीकृष्णस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीकृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• आज्ञाम्: command, order
• आज्ञाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्राप्य: having obtained/received
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

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

• तुरन्तम्: immediately
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तुरन्त

• ततः: from there
• ततः: Apadana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• चालितवान्: departed, set out
• Type: Verb
• Root: चल्
• Form: Past active participle (क्तवत्), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राज्ञः: of the king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• युधिष्ठिरस्य: of Yudhiṣṭhira
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• समीपम्: near, to the presence of
• समीपम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समीप
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• गत्वा: having gone
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• अब्रवीत्: said, spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Sātyaki
• King Yudhiṣṭhira

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights promptness in carrying out a legitimate command and the ethical value of disciplined action—especially when guided by wise counsel—so that responsibility is fulfilled without delay.

What is happening in the narrative?

After receiving Kṛṣṇa’s instruction, Sātyaki immediately leaves and approaches King Yudhiṣṭhira to deliver a message or report, indicating an urgent development within the Shānti Parva’s post-war setting.