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

سات्यکی نے شکنی پر دھاوا بولا، دروپدی کے بیٹوں نے دوسرے کورَووں پر حملہ کیا، اور میدانِ جنگ میں پوری طرح چوکنا درون پتر مہارتھی اشوتھاما ارجن پر ٹوٹ پڑا۔

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.