Shloka 13

अध्याय ६० — कर्णस्य पाञ्चाल-सोमक-निग्रहः

Karna’s Suppression of the Panchala–Somaka Forces

Devanagari script

सात्यकि: शकुनिं चापि द्रौपदेयाश्व॒ कौरवान्‌ । अर्जुनं च रणे यत्तो द्रोणपुत्रो महारथ:

Transliteration

sātyakiḥ śakuniṃ cāpi draupadeyāś ca kauravān | arjunaṃ ca raṇe yatto droṇaputraḥ mahārathaḥ ||

Translation

సాత్యకి శకునిపై దాడి చేశాడు; ద్రౌపదేయులు ఇతర కౌరవులపై పడ్డారు; మరియు యుద్ధంలో అప్రమత్తుడైన ద్రోణపుత్ర మహారథి అశ్వత్థామ అర్జునునిపై దూసుకొచ్చాడు.

Word by Word

• सात्यकिः: Sātyaki
• सात्यकिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्यकि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शकुनिम्: Śakuni
• शकुनिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शकुनि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• द्रौपदेयाः: the sons of Draupadī (Draupadeyas)
• द्रौपदेयाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौपदेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• कौरवान्: the Kauravas
• कौरवान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अर्जुनम्: Arjuna
• अर्जुनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• यत्तः: intent, striving/ready
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्रोणपुत्रः: Droṇa's son (Aśvatthāman)
• द्रोणपुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोणपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महारथः: great chariot-warrior
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Sātyaki
• Śakuni
• Draupadeyas
• Kauravas
• Arjuna
• Aśvatthāmā (Droṇaputra)
• Droṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores how, in war, intent (yattaḥ) and strategic targeting of principal opponents dominate action; ethically, it reflects the grim momentum of fratricidal conflict where duty-driven valor and calculated aggression intensify suffering rather than restore harmony.

What is happening in the narrative?

Multiple simultaneous assaults occur: Sātyaki advances on Śakuni; the Draupadeyas engage other Kaurava fighters; and Aśvatthāmā, Droṇa’s son and a foremost warrior, charges directly at Arjuna in the battle.