Shloka 35

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 94: Sātyaki–Sudarśana Yuddha (सात्यकि–सुदर्शन युद्ध)

Devanagari script

त॑ दृष्टवा तु तथा यान्तं शूरो राजा श्रुतायुध:

Transliteration

taṁ dṛṣṭvā tu tathā yāntaṁ śūro rājā śrutāyudhaḥ

Translation

ତାଙ୍କୁ ସେହିପରି ଆଗକୁ ଆସୁଥିବା ଦେଖି ଶୂର ରାଜା ଶ୍ରୁତାୟୁଧ ଲକ୍ଷ୍ୟ କଲେ; ରଣର ଗତି ଚାପ ଦେଉଥିବାରୁ ତାଙ୍କ ସଙ୍କଳ୍ପ ଅଧିକ କଠୋର ହେଲା। ଯୁଦ୍ଧରେ ପ୍ରତିଦ୍ୱନ୍ଦ୍ୱୀର ଚଳନ ଦେଖିଲେ ମାତ୍ର ଇଚ୍ଛା-କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ଗଢ଼ିଉଠେ; କର୍ତ୍ତବ୍ୟ ଓ ପ୍ରତିଶୋଧ ସଂଯମକୁ ଅତିକ୍ରମ କରେ।

Word by Word

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

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund), Non-finite

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• तथा: thus/in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• यान्तम्: going/advancing
• यान्तम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शूरः: the hero/brave one
• शूरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• श्रुतायुधः: Śrutāyudha (name of the king/warrior)
• श्रुतायुधः: Karta
• Type: ProperNoun
• Root: श्रुतायुध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śrutāyudha

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how a warrior-king’s ethical and strategic stance in battle is triggered by perception: seeing an opponent advance can crystallize resolve. It reflects the Mahābhārata’s recurring tension between duty (kṣatriya-dharma) and the escalating compulsions of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that King Śrutāyudha observes someone advancing in a particular manner. This observation serves as a narrative pivot, preparing for Śrutāyudha’s ensuing reaction or engagement in the ongoing battle scene.