Shloka 56

Devanagari script

तथैवं वदतस्तस्य भारद्वाजस्य सारथे: । प्रत्यदृश्यत शैनेयो निध्नन्‌ बहुविधान्‌ रथात्‌,द्रोणाचार्यका सारथि जब इस प्रकार कह रहा था, उसी समय शिनिनन्दन सात्यकि बहुतेरे रथियोंका संहार करते दिखायी दिये

Transliteration

tathaivaṁ vadatas tasya bhāradvājasya sārathēḥ | pratyadṛśyata śaineyo nighnan bahuvidhān rathāt |

Translation

Sañjaya nói: Trong lúc người đánh xe của con trai Bhāradvāja (Droṇa) đang nói như vậy, Śaineya Sātyaki đã hiện ra trước mắt, đang đánh ngã vô số chiến binh trên chiến xa.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एवम्: just so, in this way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• वदतः: of (him) speaking
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• तस्य: of him
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• भारद्वाजस्य: of Bhāradvāja (Droṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारद्वाज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सारथेः: of the charioteer
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारथि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• प्रत्यदृश्यत: appeared, was seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), Ātmanepada, 3rd, Singular

• शैनेयः: Śaineya (Sātyaki)
• शैनेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैनेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• निघ्नन्: slaying, striking down
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बहुविधान्: many kinds of, various
• बहुविधान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुविध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• रथात्: from the chariot
• रथात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇa (Bhāradvāja’s son)
• Droṇa’s charioteer (sārathi)
• Sātyaki (Śaineya, descendant of Śini)
• ratha (chariot)
• rathin (chariot-warriors, implied)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the immediacy of karmic consequence in war: words of command or counsel do not pause the battlefield’s moral gravity. Action—especially lethal action—unfolds instantly, reminding the listener that in a dharma-conflict, decisions and their outcomes are inseparable and swift.

What is happening in the narrative?

As Droṇa’s charioteer is speaking, Sātyaki (Śaineya) suddenly becomes visible on the battlefield, actively cutting down many chariot-warriors. The narration shifts from speech to a vivid sight of Sātyaki’s ongoing assault.