Shloka 20
Adhyāya 112: Bhīṣma-prati Arjunasya Pravṛttiḥ
Arjuna’s Forward Drive Toward Bhīṣma
सात्यकिश्रेकितानश्च माद्रीपुत्रो च पाण्डवौ । अभिमन्यु: सुविक्रान्तो वाहिनीं द्रवते मम
sātyakiśrekitānaś ca mādrīputro ca pāṇḍavau | abhimanyuḥ suvikrānto vāhinīṃ dravate mama ||
Sañjaya said: “Sātyaki and Śrekitāna, and the Pāṇḍava who is Mādrī’s son, along with the exceedingly valiant Abhimanyu—these are now driving my army into flight.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical ideal of steadfast courage in a righteous cause: disciplined, resolute warriors can overturn fear and disorder in battle, showing how morale and leadership shape outcomes as much as numbers.
Sañjaya, narrating to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, reports that Sātyaki, Śrekitāna, Mādrī’s son among the Pāṇḍavas, and the highly valiant Abhimanyu are pressing hard and causing the Kaurava host to flee.