Shloka 41
Śaineya’s Breakthrough and Reunion with Arjuna (शैनेयस्य समागमः)
सम्मूढो 5स्मि भृशं तात श्रुत्वा कृष्णधनंजयौ । प्रविष्टी मामकं सैन्यं सात्वतेन सहाच्युतौ,तात! अपनी मर्यादासे कभी च्युत न होनेवाले श्रीकृष्ण और अर्जुनके सात्यकिसहित अपनी सेनामें घुसनेका समाचार सुनकर मैं अत्यन्त मोहित हो रहा हूँ
sammūḍho ’smi bhṛśaṃ tāta śrutvā kṛṣṇadhanañjayau | praviṣṭī māmakaṃ sainyaṃ sātvatena sahācyutau ||
Sañjaya said: “O dear one, I am utterly bewildered on hearing that Kṛṣṇa and Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)—Acyuta, who never falls from his righteous bounds—have entered our army together with Sātyaki.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral and psychological force of steadfastness in dharma: Kṛṣṇa as Acyuta (‘unfailing, unwavering’) symbolizes principled resolve, and the report of such unwavering leaders penetrating the enemy host shows how ethical firmness and disciplined courage can unsettle even seasoned observers.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna, accompanied by Sātyaki, have entered the Kaurava forces. The news shocks him, indicating a bold incursion in the midst of the Drona Parva battle situation.