Shloka 453
Bhūriśravas–Sātyaki Saṃvāda and Duel; Arjuna’s Intervention (भूरिश्रवाः–सात्यकि संवादः, युद्धम्, अर्जुन-हस्तक्षेपः)
त्रिंशद्धिर्विशिखैस्तीक्षैजलसंधमताडयत् । अपनी बायीं भुजाके घायल होनेपर सत्यपराक्रमी सात्यकिने तीस तीखे बाणोंद्वारा जलसंधको आहत कर दिया
triṁśaddhir viśikhaiḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ jalasaṁdhaṁ atāḍayat | apnī bāyīṁ bhujāke ghāyal honepara satyaparākrāmī sātyakine tīs tīkhe bāṇoṁdvārā jalasaṁdhako āhata kara diyā |
Sañjaya said: Though his left arm had been wounded, the truth-valiant Sātyaki struck Jalasandha with thirty sharp arrows.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfastness and disciplined courage: even when injured, a warrior committed to his duty does not abandon resolve, but responds with focused action within the rules and intensity of battlefield dharma.
Sañjaya reports that Sātyaki, despite being wounded in his left arm, retaliates by striking the warrior Jalasandha with thirty sharp arrows, continuing the fierce exchange of the Drona Parva battle.