Shloka 19
अध्याय १४६ — निशायां सात्यकिदुर्योधनयुद्धम् / Chapter 146 — Night Battle: Sātyaki and Duryodhana; Śakuni’s Encirclement of Arjuna
स तेन वरदानेन लब्धवान् भूरिदक्षिणम् । अपातयच्च समरे सौमदत्ति: शिने: सुनम्,उसी वरदानके प्रभावसे सोमदत्तने प्रचुर दक्षिणा देनेवाले भूरिश्रवाको पुत्ररूपमें प्राप्त किया और उसने समरांगणमें शिनिवंशज सात्यकिको गिरा दिया
sa tena varadānena labdhavān bhūridakṣiṇam | apātayac ca samare saumadattiḥ śineḥ sunam |
Sañjaya sprach: Durch die Macht jenes Segens erhielt Somadatta Bhūriśravas—berühmt für seine reichen Gaben—als Sohn; und im Getümmel der Schlacht streckte er den Sohn Śinis, Sātyaki, nieder.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the potency of boons and accumulated merit in shaping lineage and capability, while also reminding that in war outcomes unfold through a chain of causes—divine favor, past deeds, and immediate martial action.
Sañjaya reports that Somadatta, empowered by a boon, gained Bhūriśravas as his son, and that in the battle Somadatta brought down Sātyaki, the son of Śini.