Shloka 26

Devanagari script

किमन्यत्क्रोधलोभाशभ्यां युद्धमेवाद्य सात्वत । त॑ तथावादिन तत्र सात्यकि: प्रत्यभाषत

Transliteration

kim anyat krodha-lobhāśabhyāṁ yuddham eva adya sātvatāḥ | taṁ tathā-vādinaṁ tatra sātyakiḥ pratyabhāṣata ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: “Apa lagi yang mungkin ada—apabila didorong oleh amarah dan ketamakan—selain peperangan pada hari ini, wahai Sātvata?” Maka di tempat itu Sātyaki menjawab orang yang berkata demikian.

Word by Word

किम्what

अन्यत्other (else)

क्रोधby anger

लोभाभ्याम्by greed

युद्धम्battle, fighting

एवindeed, only

अद्यtoday, now

सात्वतO Sātvata (descendant of Sātvata)

तत्that

तथाthus, in that way

वादिन्when (he) speaking / in the speaker

तत्रthere

सात्यकिःSātyaki

प्रत्यभाषतreplied, spoke in return

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Sātyaki (Yuyudhāna)

Sātvata (address/title)

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 anger (krodha) and greed (lobha) as ethical roots that propel destructive conflict, implying that when such passions dominate, war becomes the inevitable outcome.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that someone characterizes the day’s situation as inevitably leading to battle due to anger and greed; in response to that statement, Sātyaki answers back, signaling engagement in the unfolding confrontation.