Shloka 14

Devanagari script

एष वृष्णिवरो वीर: सात्यकि: सत्यविक्रम: । ग्रस्थते युधि वीरेण भानुमानिव राहुणा

Transliteration

eṣa vṛṣṇivaro vīraḥ sātyakiḥ satyavikramaḥ | grasthate yudhi vīreṇa bhānumān iva rāhuṇā ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: “Lihatlah—wira terunggul kaum Vṛṣṇi, Sātyaki, yang keberaniannya tidak pernah luntur. Di tengah pertempuran dia sedang ditangkap dan ditekan oleh seorang pahlawan yang perkasa, bagaikan matahari yang bersinar ditelan Rāhu.”

Word by Word

एषःthis (man)

वृष्णिवरःthe best among the Vṛṣṇis

वीरःhero, warrior

सात्यकिःSātyaki

सत्यविक्रमःof true valor / truly valiant

ग्रस्यतेis seized / is swallowed up

युधिin battle

वीरेणby a hero (warrior)

भानुमान्the sun

इवlike, as

राहुणाby Rāhu

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Sātyaki (Yuyudhāna)

Vṛṣṇis

Rāhu

Bhānumān (the Sun)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the volatility of battle: even a proven, righteous hero can be momentarily eclipsed by opposing force. Ethical worth and valor remain, yet outcomes can be obscured by circumstance—like the sun during an eclipse.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya points out Sātyaki on the battlefield, describing him as being caught or overpowered by another warrior, using the vivid comparison of Rāhu seizing the sun during an eclipse.