Mahabharata 7.193.47 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 193, Shloka 47
चरन्तं रथमार्गेषु सात्यकिं सत्यविक्रमम् । द्रोणकर्णान्तरगतं कृपस्थापि च भारत
carantaṃ rathamārgeṣu sātyakiṃ satyavikramam | droṇakarṇāntaragataṃ kṛpasthāpi ca bhārata
قال سانجيا: يا بهاراتا، إن ساتْيَكِي—الذي لا يخون بأسُه الصدق—كان يتحرّك في مسالك العجلات، وقد اندفع إلى الفجوة بين دْرونا وكَرْنَة، بل إلى الموضع الذي يشغله كْرِبا أيضاً. إن المشهد يُظهر تقدّمَ محاربٍ بعزمٍ لا يلين عبر أخطر الثغرات في صفّ العدو، حيث يُمتحَن الشجاعةُ أمام الواجب وضرورات الحرب القاسية.
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The verse highlights steadfast courage and tactical resolve under extreme danger—an aspect of kṣatriya-dharma—while implicitly reminding that war forces moral agents to act within harsh constraints, where duty and survival demand decisive movement.
Sañjaya reports that Sātyaki is advancing along the chariot lanes and has driven into the narrow, highly dangerous gap between the great warriors Droṇa and Karṇa, even reaching the area held by Kṛpa—signaling a bold penetration of the opposing formation.
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