Shloka 1
अर्जुनस्य जयद्रथाभिमुखप्रयाणं तथा कर्णेन प्रतिरोधः
Arjuna’s renewed advance toward Jayadratha and Karṇa’s resistance
अत-४#-रकात जा - अद्वाईसवें श्लोकमें द्रोणके रथको सोनेका बताया है और इसमें चाँदीका बताया है। इससे यह समझना चाहिये कि उस रथमें सोना और चाँदी दोनों ही धातुएँ लगी हुई थीं। अष्टादरशाधिकशततमो< ध्याय: सात्यकिद्वारा सुदर्शनका वध संजय उवाच द्रोणं स जित्वा पुरुषप्रवीर- स्तथैव हार्दिक्यमुखांस्त्वदीयान् | प्रहस्य सूतं॑ वचनं बभाषे शिनिप्रवीर: कुरुपुड्भवाग्रय,संजय कहते हैं--कुरुवंशशिरोमणे! द्रोणाचार्य तथा कृतवर्मा आदि आपके प्रमुख महारथियोंको जीतकर नरवीर सात्यकिने अपने सारथिसे हँसते हुए कहा--
sa jaya uv01ca |
droa sa jitv01 purua-prav2bra
athaiva h01rdikya-mukh01 s tvad2by01n |
prahasya s6bta vacana babh01e
bini-prav2bra kuru-pu ava-01grya ||
Sanjaya said: O foremost of the Kuru line, the heroic Sātyaki, having overcome Drona and likewise your leading warriors headed by Kritavarman, smiled and spoke words to his charioteer.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical tension of war: prowess and victory can breed pride (signaled by Satyaki's smile), yet the narrative frame reminds the listener that triumph over great teachers and warriors still occurs within the larger moral burden of fratricidal conflict.
After defeating Drona and other prominent Kaurava champions led by Kritavarman, Satyaki turns to his charioteer and speaks—setting up the next action in which his words and intent will drive the immediate battlefield episode.