Shloka 14
द्रोणपर्व (अध्याय ११२) — कर्णभीमयोर्युद्धम्, दुर्योधनस्य रक्षणादेशः
Droṇa-parva 112: Karṇa–Bhīma Engagement and Duryodhana’s Protective Order
एष वृष्णिवरो वीर: सात्यकि: सत्यविक्रम: । ग्रस्थते युधि वीरेण भानुमानिव राहुणा
eṣa vṛṣṇivaro vīraḥ sātyakiḥ satyavikramaḥ | grasthate yudhi vīreṇa bhānumān iva rāhuṇā ||
Sañjaya said: “Behold that heroic foremost of the Vṛṣṇis—Sātyaki, whose prowess is unfailing. In the thick of battle he is being seized and overpowered by a mighty warrior, just as the radiant sun is seized by Rāhu.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the volatility of battle: even a proven, righteous hero can be momentarily eclipsed by opposing force. Ethical worth and valor remain, yet outcomes can be obscured by circumstance—like the sun during an eclipse.
Sañjaya points out Sātyaki on the battlefield, describing him as being caught or overpowered by another warrior, using the vivid comparison of Rāhu seizing the sun during an eclipse.