Mahabharata 7.32.716 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 32, Shloka 716

Cakravyūha-saṃkalpaḥ, Saṃśaptaka-āhvānaṃ, Saubhadra-vikrīḍitam

Drona Parva, Adhyāya 32

Devanagari script

नकुल: सहदेवश्व सात्यकिं जुगुपू रणे । उधर धृष्टद्युम्न, भीमसेन, अभिमन्यु, अर्जुन, नकुल तथा सहदेवने रणक्षेत्रमें सात्यकिका संरक्षण आरम्भ किया

Transliteration

nakulaḥ sahadevaś ca sātyakiṁ jugupū raṇe | uddhṛtya dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ bhīmasenaḥ abhimanyuḥ arjunaḥ nakulaḥ tathā sahadevena raṇakṣetre sātyakeḥ saṁrakṣaṇam ārabdhaṁ |

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ରଣରେ ନକୁଳ ଓ ସହଦେବ ସାତ୍ୟକିଙ୍କୁ ରକ୍ଷା କଲେ। ଅନ୍ୟପଟେ ଧୃଷ୍ଟଦ୍ୟୁମ୍ନ, ଭୀମସେନ, ଅଭିମନ୍ୟୁ, ଅର୍ଜୁନ, ନକୁଳ ଓ ସହଦେବ—ସମସ୍ତେ ଏକତ୍ର ହୋଇ ଯୁଦ୍ଧକ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ସାତ୍ୟକିଙ୍କ ସୁରକ୍ଷା ଆରମ୍ଭ କଲେ।

Word by Word

• नकुलः: Nakula
• नकुलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नकुल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सहदेवः: Sahadeva
• सहदेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहदेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• सात्यकिम्: Satyaki (as object)
• सात्यकिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्यकि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• जुगुपू: protected/guarded
• Type: Verb
• Root: गुप्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Nakula
• Sahadeva
• Sātyaki
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Abhimanyu
• Arjuna
• Raṇakṣetra (battlefield)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid violent conflict, dharma expresses itself as loyalty, protection of comrades, and coordinated action to defend a vulnerable ally; courage is shown not only in attack but in safeguarding those who fight beside you.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Nakula and Sahadeva, joined by Dhṛṣṭadyumna, Bhīma, Abhimanyu, and Arjuna, form a protective effort around Sātyaki on the battlefield, beginning a concerted defense of him during the fighting.