Mahabharata 7.114.79 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 114, Shloka 79

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 114 — Karṇa–Bhīmasena Missile Exchange, Disarmament, and Arjuna’s Intervention

Devanagari script

।। ततः प्रयात: सहसा तव सैन्यं स सात्यकि:

Transliteration

tataḥ prayātaḥ sahasā tava sainyaṃ sa sātyakiḥ

Translation

சஞ்சயன் கூறினான்—அதன்பின் சாத்தியகி தாமதமின்றி திடீரென உங்கள் சேனையை நோக்கி முன்னேறினான்।

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततस्
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/then')

• प्रयातः: departed/went forth
• प्रयातः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या (धातु: या)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), masculine nominative singular

• सहसा: suddenly/quickly
• सहसा: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्
• Form: Avyaya (manner adverb)

• तव: your
• तव: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: genitive singular (2nd person pronoun)

• सैन्यम्: army/host
• सैन्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य
• Form: neuter accusative singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine nominative singular

• सात्यकिः: Sātyaki
• सात्यकिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्यकि
• Form: masculine nominative singular (proper noun)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by 'tava')
• Sātyaki (Yuyudhāna)
• Kaurava army (tava sainyam)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights decisive action in a crisis: a warrior who has accepted a cause must respond promptly to the demands of duty, even amid danger. Ethically, it reflects the kṣatriya ideal of readiness and steadfast loyalty to one’s side in a justly undertaken struggle.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Sātyaki suddenly and swiftly moves forward against the Kaurava forces. It marks a quick tactical advance in the ongoing battle sequence of Droṇa Parva.