Shloka 7
द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय 128: दुर्योधनस्य परसेनाप्रवेशः
Duryodhana’s Incursion and the Tumult of Battle
अपश्यन् सात्यकिं चापि वृष्णीनां प्रवरं रथम् । चिन्तयाभिपरीताज्े धर्मराजो युधिषछ्िर:,वृष्णिवंशके प्रमुख महारथी सात्यकिको भी न देखनेके कारण धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरका एक-एक अंग चिन्ताकी आगसे संतप्त हो उठा
apaśyan sātyakiṃ cāpi vṛṣṇīnāṃ pravaraṃ ratham | cintayābhiparītāṅgo dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||
قال سنجيا: إذ لم يرَ ساتيَكي أيضًا—وهو أبرعُ مقاتلي العربة بين آل فْرِشْني—غمرَ القلقُ المُنذِرُ قلبَ دهرماراجا يودهيشثيرا؛ وكأنّ كيانه كلَّه قد قُبِضَ عليه وأُحرقَ بنار الهمّ. ففي مناخ الحرب الأخلاقي، يغدو غيابُ الحليفِ الصالح علامةَ خطرٍ، تهزّ حتى رباطةَ جأشِ الملكِ الثابت.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a dharma-grounded leader can be shaken when a key righteous ally is missing; the verse highlights the ethical burden of command—responsibility for others makes the mind vulnerable to fear, and vigilance must accompany righteousness in war.
Sañjaya reports that Yudhiṣṭhira cannot see Sātyaki on the battlefield. Because Sātyaki is a foremost Vṛṣṇi chariot-warrior and an important supporter, his absence triggers intense anxiety in Yudhiṣṭhira, who fears misfortune or defeat.