Shloka 126
भीष्मस्य शरशय्या-प्राप्तिः
Bhīṣma’s Fall to the Arrow-Bed
सात्यकि: समरे राजन् द्विधा चिच्छेद सायकै: । उनके बाहुबलसे प्रेरित होकर समरभूमिमें सहसा अपने ऊपर गिरती हुई उस शक्तिके सात्यकिने बाणों-द्वारा दो ठुकड़े कर दिये
sātyakiḥ samare rājan dvidhā ciccheda sāyakaiḥ |
قال سانجيا: أيها الملك، في خضمّ المعركة شطر ساتيَكي بالسِّهام المقذوفَ المندفع نحوه إلى نصفين. فقد دُفع ذلك السلاح بقوة ذراع العدو وأُلقي سريعًا عليه، غير أن ساتيَكي حطّمه في منتصف طيرانه وجعله قطعتين.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid chaos, disciplined attention and trained skill can check sudden harm; martial prowess here is portrayed as controlled, timely action rather than reckless violence—an aspect of kṣatriya-dharma.
A powerful spear (śakti) is hurled at Sātyaki; he responds instantly and splits it into two with his arrows, and Sañjaya reports this feat to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra.