Shloka 52
धृष्टद्युम्नस्य द्रोणाभिमुख्यं तथा सात्यकि-कर्ण-समागमः
Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s advance toward Droṇa and the Sātyaki–Karṇa confrontation
वार्यमाण: स कृष्णेन पार्थेन च महात्मना । भीमेन चक्ररक्षाभ्याम श्वत्थाम्ना कृपेण च,उस समय समस्त सेनाके लोग चिल्ला-चिल्लाकर सात्यकिकी निन्दा कर रहे थे। परंतु सात्यकिकी मनोदशा बहुत बुरी थी। भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण तथा महात्मा अर्जुन भी उन्हें रोक रहे थे। भीमसेन, चक्ररक्षक युधामन्यु और उत्तमौजा, अश्वत्थामा, कृपाचार्य, कर्ण, वृषसेन तथा सिंधुराज जयद्रथ भी उन्हें मना करते रहे, किंतु समस्त सैनिकोंके चीखने-चिल्लानेपर भी सात्यकिने उस व्रतधारी भूरिश्रवाका वध कर ही डाला
vāryamāṇaḥ sa kṛṣṇena pārthena ca mahātmanā | bhīmena cakrarakṣābhyām aśvatthāmnā kṛpeṇa ca ||
Sañjaya said: Though he was being restrained by Kṛṣṇa and by the great-souled Pārtha (Arjuna), and also by Bhīma, by the two protectors of the chariot-wheel, and by Aśvatthāman and Kṛpa, he did not desist. The scene underscores a moral crisis on the battlefield: even when eminent warriors urge restraint, the momentum of wrath and the pressure of public outcry can drive a fighter toward an act that will be judged against dharma—especially when the opponent is under a vow and has been rendered vulnerable.
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