Shloka 46

Sātyaki-praveśaḥ and Duryodhana-saṃnipātaḥ

Sātyaki’s passage and Duryodhana’s mass engagement

Devanagari script

तस्यास्त्राण्यस्त्रमायाभि: प्रतिहत्य स सात्यकि:

Transliteration

tasyāstrāṇy astramāyābhiḥ pratihatya sa sātyakiḥ

Translation

ਸੰਜਯ ਬੋਲਿਆ—ਤਦੋਂ ਸਾਤ੍ਯਕੀ ਨੇ ਆਪਣੀ ਅਸਤ੍ਰ-ਵਿਦਿਆ ਅਤੇ ਯੁੱਧ-ਯੁਕਤੀਆਂ (ਅਸਤ੍ਰਮਾਇਆ) ਨਾਲ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਅਸਤ੍ਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਰੋਕ ਕੇ ਨਿਸ਼ਫਲ ਕਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ।

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अस्त्राणि: weapons (missiles)
• अस्त्राणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• अस्त्रमायाभिः: by weapon-illusions / by magical weaponry
• अस्त्रमायाभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्रमाया
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• प्रतिहत्य: having repelled / having struck back
• प्रतिहत्य: Kriya (Purvakala)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-हन्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Sātyaki

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid adharma-like confusion in war, survival and protection of one’s side depend on disciplined mastery—skill guided by purpose, not mere rage. The verse highlights controlled competence (astra-kauśala) as a necessary virtue in a righteous struggle.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Sātyaki counters the incoming weapons directed at him, using his own weapon-techniques and battlefield stratagems to neutralize them.