Shloka 30
अलंबलवधः (Alaṃbala-vadhaḥ) / The Slaying of Alaṃbala and the Advance toward Karṇa
Devanagari script
एष प्रयात्याधिरथि: सात्यके: स्यन्दनं प्रति
Transliteration
eṣa prayāty ādhirathiḥ sātyakeḥ syandanaṃ prati
Translation
సంజయుడు అన్నాడు—చూడుము, ఈ మహారథి సాత్యకి రథం వైపు దూసుకుపోతున్నాడు.
Word by Word
एषःthis (man)
एषः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रयातिgoes forth / advances
प्रयाति:
TypeVerb
Rootया (प्र + या)
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
अधिरथिःa great chariot-warrior
अधिरथिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअधिरथि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सात्यकेःof Sātyaki
सात्यकेः:
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootसात्यकि
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
स्यन्दनम्chariot
स्यन्दनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्यन्दन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्रतिtowards
प्रति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaS
SātyakiS
syandana (chariot)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the battlefield ethic of deliberate engagement: a warrior’s advance is purposeful, directed toward a chosen opponent. In the Mahābhārata’s war context, such moments underscore kṣatriya-dharma—courage and resolve—while also reminding that each aggressive step carries moral weight and consequences.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a prominent chariot-warrior is moving toward Sātyaki’s chariot, indicating an imminent confrontation focused on Sātyaki as the target.