Shloka 28
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 125: Duryodhana’s despair and vow after Jayadratha’s fall (जयद्रथवधे दुर्योधनविलापः)
Devanagari script
सात्यकिस्तु रणे क्रुद्धो मोहयित्वा सुतं तव
Transliteration
sātyakis tu raṇe kruddho mohayitvā sutaṃ tava
Translation
सात्यकिस्तु रणे क्रुद्धो मोहयित्वा सुतं तव।
Word by Word
सात्यकिःSātyaki
सात्यकिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसात्यकि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
रणेin battle
रणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरण
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
क्रुद्धःangry
क्रुद्धः:
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रुद्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मोहयित्वाhaving deluded/confused
मोहयित्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootमुह्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund)
सुतम्son
सुतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसुत
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तवyour
तव:
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
FormGenitive, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
Sātyaki (Yuyudhāna)D
DhṛtarāṣṭraY
your son (Kaurava prince; contextually Duryodhana or another son depending on surrounding verses)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 line highlights how anger and battlefield pressure can cloud judgment, while also showing that in war, victory often depends on mental disruption and strategy as much as physical strength—raising ethical questions about the means used within kṣatriya-dharma.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Sātyaki, fighting fiercely, used his prowess to confuse and outmaneuver Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son on the battlefield, gaining a tactical advantage.