Shloka 28
Adhyāya 65: Dawn Assembly, Makara–Śyena Vyūhas, and Commander Engagements
Devanagari script
सत्यव्रतं च समरे पुरुमित्रं च भारत
Transliteration
satyavrataṁ ca samare purumitraṁ ca bhārata
Translation
ఓ భారతా! సమరంలోనూ అతడు సత్యవ్రతుడు, అనేకులకు మిత్రుడు.
Word by Word
सत्यव्रतम्one whose vow is truth (truth-vowed)
सत्यव्रतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसत्यव्रत
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
समरेin battle
समरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसमर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
पुरुमित्रम्one having many friends / friend of many
पुरुमित्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुमित्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
भारतO Bharata (descendant of Bharata)
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra, as addressed by Sañjaya)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
Even in warfare, a person’s dharma is measured by inner commitments—truthfulness and fidelity to vows—along with the capacity to maintain goodwill and alliances without abandoning ethical restraint.
Sañjaya, reporting to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed as ‘Bhārata’), characterizes a warrior/leader on the battlefield as ‘satyavrata’ (true to his vow) and ‘purumitra’ (friend of many), highlighting moral qualities amid the Kurukṣetra conflict.