Shloka 443

Sātyaki-praveśaḥ and Duryodhana-saṃnipātaḥ

Sātyaki’s passage and Duryodhana’s mass engagement

Devanagari script

सिद्धचारणसंघाश्न विदुद्रोणस्य कर्म तत्‌ । प्रजानाथ! रणभूमिमें शीघ्रतापूर्वक विचरनेवाले सात्यकिकी उस फुर्तीको देवताओं, गन्धर्वों, सिद्धों और चारणसमूहोंने पहले कभी नहीं देखा था। वे जानते थे कि केवल द्रोणाचार्य ही वैसा पराक्रम कर सकते हैं (परंतु उस दिन उन्होंने सात्यकिका पराक्रम भी प्रत्यक्ष देख लिया)

Transliteration

siddhacāraṇasaṅghāś ca viduḥ droṇasya karma tat | prajānātha raṇabhūmau śīghratāpūrvakaṃ vicarataḥ sātyakeḥ tāṃ sphūrtim devā gandharvāḥ siddhāś ca cāraṇagaṇāḥ pūrvaṃ na kadācana dadṛśuḥ | te jānanti sma yathā kevalaṃ droṇa eva tādṛśaṃ parākramaṃ kartum arhati iti (kintu tadā te sātyakeḥ parākramaṃ pratyakṣam apaśyan) |

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Kumpulan Siddha dan Cāraṇa mengetahui benar bahawa kehebatan sedemikian adalah milik Droṇa. Wahai tuan manusia! Para dewa, Gandharva, Siddha, dan rombongan Cāraṇa belum pernah menyaksikan kelajuan di medan perang serta ketangkasan Sātyaki ketika dia bergerak pantas merentas gelanggang tempur. Mereka menyangka hanya Droṇācārya mampu memperlihatkan keberanian sedemikian—namun pada hari itu mereka melihat sendiri kepahlawanan Sātyaki.

Word by Word

• {'siddha': 'a perfected being

• semi-divine accomplished sage', 'cāraṇa': 'a celestial bard

• herald who praises heroes', 'saṅgha/gaṇa': 'company, host, multitude', 'viduḥ': 'they knew, they understood', 'droṇasya karma': 'Droṇa’s deed/feat

• the characteristic exploit of Droṇa', 'prajānātha': 'lord of people

• king (address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra)', 'raṇabhūmi': 'battlefield', 'śīghratā': 'swiftness, speed', 'vicarati': 'moves about, ranges, roams', 'sātyaki': 'Yādava warrior, ally of the Pāṇḍavas', 'sphūrti': 'agile energy, spirited prowess, quickness', 'devāḥ': 'gods', 'gandharvāḥ': 'celestial musicians/spirits', 'pūrvaṃ na kadācana dadṛśuḥ': 'never before did they see', 'parākrama': 'valor, heroic might', 'pratyakṣa': 'directly, before one’s eyes'}

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇa (Droṇācārya)
• Sātyaki
• Siddhas
• Cāraṇas
• Devas
• Gandharvas
• Raṇabhūmi (battlefield)
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by address prajānātha)