Shloka 105

Duḥṣantasya Vana-praveśaḥ

King Duḥṣanta’s Entry into the Forest Hunt

Devanagari script

सात्यकि: कृतवर्मा च नारायणमनुव्रतौ । सत्यकाद्‌ हृदिकाच्चैव जज्ञाते<स्त्रविशारदौ

Transliteration

sātyakiḥ kṛtavarmā ca nārāyaṇam anuvratau | satyakād hṛdikāccaiva jajñāte 'straviśāradau ||

Translation

Dāśa berkata: Sātyaki dan Kṛtavarmā—kedua-duanya pengikut setia Nārāyaṇa—lahir masing-masing daripada Satyaka dan daripada Hṛdika. Kedua-duanya amat mahir dalam ilmu persenjataan; dan keperkasaan mereka digambarkan selaras dengan bhakti serta kesetiaan yang berdisiplin, bukan semata-mata kemahiran perang.

Word by Word

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

• कृतवर्मा: Kṛtavarmā
• कृतवर्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृतवर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• नारायणम्: Nārāyaṇa (Kṛṣṇa)
• नारायणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अनुव्रतौ: devoted followers
• अनुव्रतौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुव्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• सत्यकात्: from Satyaka
• सत्यकात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• हृदिकात्: from Hṛdika
• हृदिकात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• जज्ञाते: were born
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Dual, Ātmanepada

• अस्त्रविशारदौ: skilled in weapons (weapon-lore)
• अस्त्रविशारदौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अस्त्रविशारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

दाश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• दाश (Dāśa)
• सात्यकि (Sātyaki)
• कृतवर्मा (Kṛtavarmā)
• नारायण (Nārāyaṇa)
• सत्यक (Satyaka)
• हृदिक (Hṛdika)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links kṣātra prowess (mastery of weapons) with disciplined devotion: true excellence is not only technical skill but also steadfast alignment with Nārāyaṇa, suggesting that power gains ethical direction through loyal adherence to a higher dharmic ideal.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker (Dāśa) briefly identifies the parentage and qualities of two notable warriors—Sātyaki (born of Satyaka) and Kṛtavarmā (born of Hṛdika)—emphasizing both their expertise in arms and their status as devoted followers of Nārāyaṇa.