Shloka 4
Droṇavadha-saṃniveśaḥ — The Convergence Toward Droṇa’s Fall
Book 7, Chapter 164
तेडवहन् युयुधानं तु मनोमारुतरंहस: । यथेन्द्रं हरयो राजन् पुरा दैत्यवधोद्यतम्
teḍavahan yuyudhānaṁ tu manomārutaraṁhasaḥ | yathendraṁ harayo rājan purā daityavadhodyatam ||
Sañjaya sprach: O König, sie trugen Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki) voran mit der Schnelligkeit von Geist und Wind — wie einst in alter Zeit Indras falbe Rosse den Götterkönig trugen, als er auszog, die Dānavas zu erschlagen.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses a divine comparison to highlight decisive, disciplined action in a righteous cause: when dharma is threatened, a warrior’s promptness and resolve should be as swift and unwavering as Indra’s mythic charge against forces of adharma.
Sañjaya describes Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki) being driven forward at extraordinary speed in the battle, comparing his rapid advance to Indra being carried by his horses when he went forth to slay the Daityas.