Mahabharata 7.115.433 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 115, Shloka 433

धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — सात्यकि-अलम्बुसयोर्युद्धवर्णनम्

Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Saṃjaya Dialogue; Account of Sātyaki vs Alambusa

Devanagari script

युयुधानं महाभागं गच्छन्तमनिवर्तिनम्‌ । युद्धसे पीछे न हटनेवाले महाभाग युयुधानको आगे बढ़ते देख द्रोणाचार्य कुपित हो उठे और वे बहुत-से बाणोंकी वर्षा करते हुए कुछ दूरतक उनके पीछे-पीछे दौड़े

Transliteration

yuyudhānaṃ mahābhāgaṃ gacchantam anivartinam |

Translation

సంజయుడు అన్నాడు—యుద్ధం నుండి వెనుదిరగని మహాభాగుడు యుయుధానుడు ముందుకు సాగుతున్నాడని చూసి ద్రోణాచార్యుడు కోపంతో ఉప్పొంగాడు. అనేక బాణవర్షం కురిపిస్తూ కొంత దూరం వరకు అతని వెనుకనే పరుగెత్తాడు.

Word by Word

• युयुधानम्: Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)
• युयुधानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युयुधान
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महाभागम्: highly fortunate/noble
• महाभागम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभाग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• गच्छन्तम्: going, advancing
• गच्छन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अनिवर्तिनम्: not turning back, unretreating
• अनिवर्तिनम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनिवर्तिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)
• Droṇācārya
• arrows (bāṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds steadfastness (anivartitva) as a key martial virtue: a warrior committed to his duty does not retreat when the cause is righteous and the battle is joined. It also shows how anger can drive escalation, as Droṇa’s wrath turns into relentless pursuit and intensified violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki) is pressing forward fearlessly. Droṇācārya, angered by this advance, releases a heavy shower of arrows and runs after him for some distance, attempting to stop or overwhelm him.