Shloka 553
Sātyaki-praveśaḥ and Duryodhana-saṃnipātaḥ
Sātyaki’s passage and Duryodhana’s mass engagement
द्रोणमभ्युपपद्यन्त सपत्नै: परिवारितम् । उधरसे सहस्रों राजकुमार दुःशासनको आगे करके शत्रुओंसे घिरे हुए द्रोणाचार्यके पास उनकी रक्षाके लिये आ पहुँचे
sañjaya uvāca | droṇam abhyupapadyanta sapatnaiḥ parivāritam | udharase sahasroṃ rājaku-mārā duḥśāsanako āge karke śatrubhiḥ ghire hue droṇācārya-ke pāsa unakī rakṣā-ke liye ā prāpuḥ |
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—শত্ৰুৱে ঘেৰাও কৰা দ্ৰোণাচাৰ্যক দেখি, তেওঁৰ ৰক্ষাৰ বাবে সহস্ৰ ৰাজকুমাৰে দুঃশাসনক আগত ৰাখি দ্ৰুতগতিতে ধাৱমান হৈ, শত্ৰুবেষ্টিত গুৰুৰ ওচৰলৈ আহি উপস্থিত হ’ল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights kṣatriya-duty expressed as steadfast protection of one’s leader and teacher in battle. It also invites reflection on how loyalty and obligation can operate within an ethically complex war, where the same virtues (courage, fidelity) are exercised amid destructive ends.
Droṇa is surrounded by enemies on the battlefield. In response, a large contingent—described as a thousand royal princes—rushes to his side to shield him, with Duḥśāsana placed at the forefront as their leading figure.