Mahabharata · 7.95.23–24
॥
Devanāgarī
अद्य पाण्डवमुख्यस्य श्वेताश्वस्य महात्मनः ॥
आचार्यककृतं मार्गं दर्शयिष्यामि संयुगे ॥
अद्य मद्बाणनिहतान् योधमुख्यान् सहस्रशः ॥
दृष्ट्वा दुर्योधनो राजा पश्चात्तापं गमिष्यति ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
adya pāṇḍavamukhyasya śvetāśvasya mahātmanaḥ ||
ācāryakakṛtaṃ mārgaṃ darśayiṣyāmi saṃyuge ||
adya madbāṇanihatān yodhamukhyān sahasraśaḥ ||
dṛṣṭvā duryodhano rājā paścāttāpaṃ gamiṣyati ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अद्य पाण्डवमुख्यस्यadya pāṇḍavamukhyasyatoday, of the foremost of the Pandavas; today, of [him who is] the foremost of the Pandavas
श्वेताश्वस्य महात्मनःśvetāśvasya mahātmanaḥthe White-Horsed one, great in soul; the White-Horsed one, great in soul
आचार्यककृतम् मार्गम्ācāryakakṛtam mārgamthe path made by his teaching; the path forged by his teaching
दर्शयिष्यामि संयुगेdarśayiṣyāmi saṃyugeI shall show in battle; I shall reveal in combat
अद्य मद्बाणनिहतान्adya madbāṇanihatāntoday, slain by my arrows; today, felled by my arrows
योधमुख्यान् सहस्रशःyodhamukhyān sahasraśaḥthe foremost warriors, by thousands; the foremost warriors, by the thousand
दृष्ट्वा दुर्योधनः राजाdṛṣṭvā duryodhanaḥ rājāhaving seen, king Duryodhana; seeing [this], king Duryodhana
पश्चात्तापम् गमिष्यतिpaścāttāpam gamiṣyatishall come [to] remorse; shall arrive at remorse
Translation
"Today I shall show in battle the path forged by the teaching of the foremost of the Pandavas, the White-Horsed one, great in soul. Today, seeing the foremost warriors slain by the thousand by my arrows, king Duryodhana shall come [to] remorse."
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Satyaki honors "ācāryakakṛtaṃ mārgam" -- the path forged by Arjuna's teaching: the disciple manifests in battle the science of his teacher, and his glory reflects back upon the master. It is telling that he regards his own feat as an honor paid to the teacher. The verse teaches that the grateful disciple glorifies his teacher through his deeds: manifesting in action the knowledge received, he renders homage to the one who gave it, and his own valor becomes an offering to the teacher.