Mahabharata 7.116.26 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 116, Shloka 26

Śaineya’s Breakthrough and Reunion with Arjuna (शैनेयस्य समागमः)

Devanagari script

तेच प्राप्यैव संग्रामे निर्जिता: सव्यसाचिना । शैनेयेन परामृष्टा: किमन्यद्‌ भागधेयत:

Transliteration

te ca prāpyaiva saṅgrāme nirjitāḥ savyasācinā | śaineyena parāmṛṣṭāḥ kim anyad bhāgadhayataḥ ||

Translation

میدانِ جنگ میں پہنچتے ہی وہ سَویَساچی (ارجن) کے ہاتھوں شکست کھا گئے، اور شَینَیَہ (ساتیہ کی) نے بھی انہیں کچل ڈالا۔ اسے تقدیر کے حصّے کے سوا اور کیا کہا جا سکتا ہے؟

Word by Word

• ते: they (those)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• प्राप्य: having reached/attained
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• संग्रामे: in battle
• संग्रामे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्राम
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• निर्जिताः: defeated
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√जि (जि) → निर्जित
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सव्यसाचिना: by Savyasācin (Arjuna)
• सव्यसाचिना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सव्यसाचिन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• शैनेयेन: by Śaineya (Sātyaki)
• शैनेयेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैनेय
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• परामृष्टाः: crushed/overpowered
• Type: Verb
• Root: परा-√मृश् (मृश्) → परामृष्ट
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• किम्: what
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अन्यत्: other (than)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• भागधेयतः: than fate/fortune
• भागधेयतः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भागधेय
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Savyasācin (Arjuna)
• Śaineya (Sātyaki)
• saṅgrāma (battlefield)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the perceived supremacy of destiny (bhāgadhaya) in the outcomes of war: even when warriors arrive with intent and effort, decisive defeat can occur instantly, prompting reflection on how much is governed by human agency versus fate.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the opposing warriors, upon entering the fray, are immediately routed by Arjuna and further overwhelmed by Sātyaki, and he interprets this sudden reversal as the working of fate.