Shloka 64
द्विगुणीकृततेजा हि प्रज्वलन्निव पावक: । उत्सड्गे धनुरादाय सशरं रथिनां वर:,ब्राह्मणोंके आशीर्वाद पाकर तेजस्वी पुरुषोंमें श्रेष्ठ एवं मधुपर्कके अधिकारी सात्यकिने कैलातक नामक मधुका पान किया। उसे पीते ही उनकी आँखें लाल हो गयीं। मदसे नेत्र चंचल हो उठे, फिर उन्होंने अत्यन्त हर्षमें भरकर वीरकांस्यपात्रका स्पर्श किया। उस समय प्रज्वलित अग्निके समान रथियोंमें श्रेष्ठ सात्यकिका तेज दूना हो गया। उन्होंने बाणसहित धनुषको गोदमें लेकर ब्राह्मणोंके मुखसे स्वस्तिवाचनका कार्य सम्पन्न कराकर कवच एवं आभूषण धारण किये, फिर कुमारी कन्याओंने लावा, गन्ध तथा पुष्पमालाओंसे उनका पूजन एवं अभिनन्दन किया
dviguṇīkṛta-tejā hi prajvalann iva pāvakaḥ | utsaṅge dhanur ādāya saśaraṃ rathināṃ varaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Sātyaki, the foremost of chariot-warriors, seemed like a blazing fire—his splendor doubled. Taking up his bow with arrows and holding it upon his lap, he sat ready, his presence radiating heightened martial energy. The scene underscores how ritual honor and communal blessings are understood to intensify a warrior’s resolve and power before battle, linking personal prowess with sanctioned duty.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic ideal in epic warfare: a warrior’s force is not merely physical but is intensified by sanctioned readiness—inner resolve, auspicious support, and the disciplined assumption of arms—so that power is framed as duty-bound rather than purely self-willed aggression.
Sañjaya describes Sātyaki at a moment of heightened preparation: he takes up his bow and arrows, holds them close, and appears like a blazing fire, with his radiance and fighting spirit doubled—signaling imminent action in the battle context.