Shloka 58

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 96: Sātyaki’s Line-Penetration, Encirclement, and Advance toward Arjuna

Devanagari script

सो<ब्रवीत्‌ स्वागत देवा ब्रुत किं करवाण्यहम्‌

Transliteration

so 'bravīt svāgataṃ devā brūta kiṃ karavāṇy aham

Translation

सञ्जय उवाच—सोऽब्रवीत्—स्वागतं देवा; ब्रूत किं करवाण्यहम्॥

Word by Word

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

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), Third, Singular

• स्वागतम्: welcome
• स्वागतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वागत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• देवाः: O gods
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Plural

• ब्रुत: tell/say (you all)!
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperative (Lot), Second, Plural

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• करवाणि: should I do/make
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), First, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• devāḥ (the gods)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in crisis, ethical action begins with humility and seeking proper guidance—welcoming counsel and asking what duty requires rather than acting from ego or haste.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that a figure addresses divine beings who have appeared, greets them respectfully, and asks what action they wish him to undertake.