Shloka 52
दुःशासन: शतेनैव वृषसेनश्न सप्तभि: । सात्यकिं विव्यधुस्तूर्ण समन्तान्निशितै: शरै:,दुर्योधनने बीस, शरद्वानके पुत्र कृपाचार्यने तीन, कृतवर्माने दस, कर्णने पचास, दुःशासनने सौ तथा वृषसेनने सात पैने बाणोंद्वारा शीघ्र ही सब ओरसे सात्यकिको घायल कर दिया
sañjaya uvāca |
duḥśāsanaḥ śatenaiva vṛṣasenaś ca saptabhiḥ |
sātyakiṃ vivyadhus tūrṇaṃ samantān niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Duḥśāsana struck Sātyaki with a full hundred arrows, and Vṛṣasena with seven. Swiftly, from all sides, they pierced him with keen shafts—an image of the war’s ruthless momentum, where valor is tested amid coordinated assault rather than single combat alone.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the brutal reality of dharma-yuddha’s battlefield: even renowned heroes face concentrated, collective force. It highlights how courage and steadfastness are tested amid overwhelming opposition, while the narrator’s tone remains factual—inviting reflection on the ethical cost of war.
Sañjaya reports that Duḥśāsana and Vṛṣasena rapidly shower Sātyaki with arrows—Duḥśāsana with a hundred and Vṛṣasena with seven—wounding him from all directions in the ongoing combat of Droṇa Parva.