Shloka 523
धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — सात्यकि-अलम्बुसयोर्युद्धवर्णनम्
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Saṃjaya Dialogue; Account of Sātyaki vs Alambusa
दशभिर्विशिखैस्ती #णैरभिक्रुद्धः स्तनान्तरे । नरेश्वर! इसके बाद क्रोधमें भरे हुए कृतवर्माने सत्यपराक्रमी सात्यकिकी छातीमें पुनः दस पैने बाणोंद्वारा गहरा आघात किया
sañjaya uvāca | daśabhir viśikhaiḥ tīkṣṇair abhikruddhaḥ stanāntare | nareśvara! tataḥ krodhabhareṇa kṛtavarmā satyaparākramaṃ sātyakiṃ punaḥ daśabhiḥ śaraiḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ urasi gāḍham ājaghāna ||
Sañjaya sprach: O König, dann traf Kṛtavarmā, von Zorn entflammt, den wahrhaft tapferen Sātyaki abermals und trieb ihm zehn scharfe Pfeile tief in die Brust.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) intensifies violence: even after an exchange of blows, wrath drives a warrior to strike again with greater force. Ethically, it points to the destructive momentum of rage in war, where valor becomes entangled with retaliation.
Sanjaya reports to King Dhritarashtra that Kṛtavarmā, furious, shoots Sātyaki again, landing ten sharp arrows deep in his chest—depicting a fierce moment in the ongoing combat.