Shloka 16
द्रोण–सात्यकि द्वैरथम्
Droṇa and Sātyaki: The Chariot Duel
Devanagari script
ततोडर्जुनो वच:ः श्रुत्वा धर्मराजेन भाषितम्
Transliteration
tato 'rjuno vacaḥ śrutvā dharmarājena bhāṣitam
Translation
ਤਦੋਂ ਧਰਮਰਾਜ (ਯੁਧਿਸ਼ਠਿਰ) ਦੇ ਬਚਨ ਸੁਣ ਕੇ ਅਰਜੁਨ ਨੇ ਉੱਤਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ।
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (indeclinable)
अर्जुनःArjuna
अर्जुनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
वचःspeech, words
वचः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive), कर्तरि प्रयोग
धर्मराजेनby Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira)
धर्मराजेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मराज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन
भाषितम्spoken, said
भाषितम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootभाष् (धातु)
Formकृत (क्त) कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
ArjunaD
Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights attentive listening to righteous counsel: Arjuna’s next action is framed as a response to Dharmarāja’s speech, underscoring that even in war, decisions should proceed from hearing and weighing dharmic guidance.
Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmarāja) has spoken; Arjuna hears those words, marking a transition point where Arjuna is about to reply or act based on that counsel within the events of Droṇa Parva.