Mahabharata 7.115.2 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 115, Shloka 2

धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — सात्यकि-अलम्बुसयोर्युद्धवर्णनम्

Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Saṃjaya Dialogue; Account of Sātyaki vs Alambusa

Devanagari script

तत: पाञउ्चालराजस्य पुत्र: समरदुर्मद:

Transliteration

tataḥ pāñcālarājasya putraḥ samaradurmadḥ, tadanantaraṃ samarabhumau unmattavat yuddhyamānaḥ pāñcālarājakumāraḥ dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ tathā rājā vasudānaś ca pāṇḍavasenāṃ āhūya pratyuvāca— “yoddhāraḥ! āgacchata, dhāvata, śīghratayā praharata; yena raṇadurmadāḥ sātyakiḥ sukhapūrvakaṃ agre gacchet. yataḥ bahavaḥ kauravā mahārathā enam parājetuṃ yatayiṣyante.”

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Kemudian putera raja Pāñcāla—Dṛṣṭadyumna, garang dan mabuk oleh gelora perang—bersama Raja Vasudāna menyeru bala tentera Pāṇḍava di medan laga: “Wahai para pahlawan! Datanglah! Larilah ke hadapan dan hantamlah dengan segera, agar Sātyaki yang berang di medan perang dapat mara dengan selamat; kerana ramai maharathi Kaurava akan berusaha menewaskannya.”

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya

• पाञ्चालराजस्य: of the king of the Pañcālas
• पाञ्चालराजस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चालराज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समरदुर्मदः: fierce/proud in battle
• समरदुर्मदः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समरदुर्मद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्: that/then (that point)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अनन्तरम्: immediately after
• अनन्तरम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर
• Form: Avyaya

• समरभूमिम्: battlefield
• समरभूमिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: समरभूमि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• उन्मत्तः: maddened/frenzied
• उन्मत्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उन्मत्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा)

• धृष्टद्युम्नः: Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• धृष्टद्युम्नः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्टद्युम्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Avyaya

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वसुदानः: Vasudāna
• वसुदानः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुदान
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पाण्डवसेनाम्: the Pāṇḍava army
• पाण्डवसेनाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डवसेना
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आहूय: having called/summoned
• आहूय: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: आह्वा
• Form: Absolutive (ल्यप्)

• ऊचतुः: the two said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd person, Dual

• योद्धारः: O warriors
• योद्धारः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: योद्धृ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Plural

• आयात: come
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Imperative, 2nd person, Plural

• धावत: run/rush
• Type: Verb
• Root: धाव्
• Form: Imperative, 2nd person, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Avyaya

• शीघ्रतया: with speed/quickly
• शीघ्रतया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीघ्रता
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• प्रहरत: strike/attack
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-हृ
• Form: Imperative, 2nd person, Plural

• येन: by which/so that
• येन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• रणदुर्मदः: fierce in battle
• रणदुर्मदः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रणदुर्मद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• सुखपूर्वकम्: comfortably/with ease
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सुखपूर्वक
• Form: Avyaya

• अग्रे: in front/forward
• अग्रे: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्र
• Form: Avyaya (locative used adverbially)

• गच्छेत्: may go/proceed
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Optative, 3rd person, Singular

• यतः: because/since
• यतः: Apadana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः
• Form: Avyaya

• बहवः: many
• बहवः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कौरवाः: Kauravas
• कौरवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महारथाः: great chariot-warriors
• महारथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पराजेतुम्: to defeat
• पराजेतुम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: पराजि
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्)

• प्रयतिष्यन्ते: will strive/attempt
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-यत्
• Form: Future, 3rd person, Plural (Ātmanepada)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāñcāla
• Drupada (implied as Pāñcālarāja)
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• Vasudāna
• Pāṇḍava army
• Sātyaki (Yuyudhāna)
• Kauravas
• Mahārathas
• Battlefield (samarabhūmi)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights battlefield dharma as coordinated protection of comrades: leaders urge swift, disciplined action so an ally (Sātyaki) can advance safely, showing that courage in war is not mere individual valor but responsibility toward the collective mission and the vulnerable point in the formation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Dhṛṣṭadyumna, joined by King Vasudāna, rallies the Pāṇḍava troops with urgent commands to rush and strike quickly, because many Kaurava elite warriors are expected to concentrate their efforts on defeating Sātyaki as he pushes forward.