Shloka 26

भूरिश्रवसः गर्हा, प्रायोपवेशः, सात्यकिकृतशिरच्छेदः

Bhūriśravas’s Censure, Prāyopaveśa, and Sātyaki’s Beheading

Devanagari script

त॑ तु शब्दमथ श्रुत्वा कृतवर्मा महारथ:

Transliteration

taṁ tu śabdam atha śrutvā kṛtavarmā mahārathaḥ

Translation

सञ्जय उवाच—तं तु शब्दमथ श्रुत्वा कृतवर्मा महारथः।

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• शब्दम्: sound/noise
• शब्दम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अथ: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• कृतवर्मा: Kṛtavarmā
• कृतवर्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun (Proper name)
• Root: कृतवर्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महारथः: the great chariot-warrior
• महारथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kṛtavarmā
• śabda (sound/noise)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights battlefield vigilance: a responsible warrior must discern and respond to significant sounds—signals, cries, or reports—without confusion, showing presence of mind amid chaos.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that Kṛtavarmā hears a particular sound (from the preceding context) and reacts—an indicator that an important turn in the battle has occurred and that Kṛtavarmā is preparing to act.