Shloka 32

भूरिश्रवसः गर्हा, प्रायोपवेशः, सात्यकिकृतशिरच्छेदः

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

Devanagari script

कृतवर्मा तु शैनेयं षड़्विंशत्या समार्पयत्‌

Transliteration

kṛtavarmā tu śaineyaṃ ṣaḍviṃśatyā samārpayat

Translation

कृतवर्मा तु शैनेयं षड्विंशत्या समार्पयत्।

Word by Word

• कृतवर्मा: Kṛtavarmā
• कृतवर्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृतवर्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• शैनेयम्: Śaineya (son of Śini)
• शैनेयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैनेय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• षड्विंशत्या: with twenty-six (arrows/units)
• षड्विंशत्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: षड्विंशति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• समार्पयत्: delivered/shot/aimed (at)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√र्प (अर्प्)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kṛtavarmā
• Śaineya (Sātyaki)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how, in war, leaders may concentrate overwhelming force against a key opponent; ethically, it invites reflection on the tension between tactical necessity and fairness, and how escalation can intensify adharma-like outcomes even when framed as kṣatriya duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Kṛtavarmā directs that Śaineya (Sātyaki) be engaged by twenty-six fighters, suggesting a coordinated attempt to check or neutralize Sātyaki’s effectiveness on the battlefield.