Mahabharata 7.142.7 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 142, Shloka 7
सहदेव-राधेय-संग्रामः; शल्य-प्रभावः; अलम्बुस-निवर्तनम्
Sahadeva and Karṇa; Śalya’s pressure; Alambusa’s interception
यश्च विक्षोभ्य महतीं सेनामालोड्य चासकृत् । एक: प्रविष्ट: संक्रुद्धो नलिनीमिव कुज्जर:
yaś ca vikṣobhya mahatīṁ senām āloḍya cāsakṛt | ekaḥ praviṣṭaḥ saṁkruddho nalinīm iva kuñjaraḥ ||
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—সঞ্জয়! যেনেকৈ এটা হাতী পদ্মভৰা পুখুৰীত প্ৰৱেশ কৰে, তেনেকৈ বৃষ্ণিবংশীয় বীৰ সাত্যকি ক্ৰোধে একাই মোৰ মহাসেনাক আলোড়িত কৰি, বাৰে বাৰে তাৰ শাৰী-শাৰী মথি ভিতৰলৈ সোমাই পৰিছিল। ধনঞ্জয় অৰ্জুনৰ বাবে সি যি অধ্যবসায়ে যুদ্ধ কৰিছিল, সেয়া বৰ্ণনা কৰা; কিয়নো তুমি কাহিনী ক’বলৈ নিপুণ।
संजय उवाच
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The verse highlights steadfast loyalty and determined effort in protecting a righteous ally: Sātyaki’s single-minded resolve for Arjuna is praised through a vivid simile, suggesting that courage and commitment can cut through overwhelming opposition.
Sanjaya introduces (or is prompted to recount) Sātyaki’s fierce breakthrough into the Kaurava host: alone and enraged, he disrupts and ‘churns’ the enemy formation repeatedly, compared to an elephant plunging into a lotus-pond.
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