Shloka 26

Adhyāya 21 — Duryodhanasya bāṇavarṣaḥ

Duryodhana’s Arrow-Storm and the Dust-Obscured Engagements

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्‌ सात्यकिना वीरे द्वैरथे विरथीकृते

Transliteration

tasmin sātyakinā vīre dvairathe virathīkṛte

Translation

Wika ni Sañjaya: Nang ang bayaning mandirigmang nakikipaglaban mula sa karwahe ay inalisan ni Sātyaki ng kanyang karwahe at ginawang walang-karwahe, biglang nagbago ang timbangan ng labanan—ipinapakita na sa digmaan, ang tapang at estratehiya ay maaaring agawin sa isang mandirigma, sa isang iglap, ang mismong sandigan ng kanyang tungkulin at dangal sa larangan.

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that (situation/place)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सात्यकिना: by Sātyaki
• सात्यकिना: Karana
• Type: Noun (Proper)
• Root: सात्यकि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• वीरे: in/with regard to the hero
• वीरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• द्वैरथे: in the chariot-fight / in the duel on chariots
• द्वैरथे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: द्वैरथ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• विरथीकृते: when made chariotless (disarmed of chariot)
• विरथीकृते: Adhikarana
• Type: Kridanta (Past Passive Participle)
• Root: विरथीकृत
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• सात्यकि (Sātyaki)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the fragility of martial advantage: a warrior’s status and effectiveness in battle can depend on external supports (like a chariot), and skillful action can abruptly remove those supports—testing composure, duty, and honor under sudden reversal.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Sātyaki has rendered a heroic chariot-fighter ‘chariotless’—either by disabling the chariot or forcing the warrior off it—marking a decisive moment in the ongoing combat.