Shloka 48
यदस्त्रमस्यति द्रोणस्तदेवास्यति सात्यकि:
yad astram asyati droṇas tad evāsyati sātyakiḥ
Sañjaya said: “Whatever weapon Droṇa hurls, that very same weapon Sātyaki hurls back in response—matching him strike for strike in the fierce exchange. The scene underscores the disciplined parity of skill in battle, where mastery is shown not by excess, but by measured, fitting reply.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined equivalence in action: true mastery in conflict can appear as a precise, proportionate response—meeting force with fitting counterforce rather than uncontrolled aggression.
Sañjaya reports a direct duel-like exchange in which Droṇa launches weapons and Sātyaki immediately answers with the same kind of weapon, demonstrating that Sātyaki can match Droṇa’s martial prowess.