Shloka 32
अध्याय ९९ — युयुधान-दुःशासन-युद्धम्
Chapter 99: Sātyaki and Duḥśāsana’s engagement
त॑ चतुर्दशभिस्ती&णैर्बाणैश्विच्छेद सात्यकि: । ग्रस्तमाचार्यमुख्येन धृष्टद्युम्नं व्यमोचयत्,उस समय सात्यकिने चौदह तीखे बाण मारकर उस बाणको काट डाला और इस प्रकार आचार्यप्रवरके चंगुलमें फँसे हुए धृष्टद्यममको बचा लिया
taṁ caturdaśabhis tīkṣṇair bāṇaiś ciccheda sātyakiḥ | grastam ācāryamukhyena dhṛṣṭadyumnaṁ vimocayat ||
Sañjaya said: Sātyaki, with fourteen sharp arrows, cut down those shafts; and thus he freed Dhṛṣṭadyumna, who had been seized and held fast by the foremost of teachers (Droṇa). In the midst of war’s fury, this act highlights the warrior’s duty to protect an ally and to counter superior force with timely skill rather than reckless violence.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a brutal battle, a warrior’s dharma includes protecting comrades and using measured, skillful force to prevent harm—here, Sātyaki’s precise counteraction serves rescue rather than mere destruction.
Droṇa has seized Dhṛṣṭadyumna in combat. Sātyaki intervenes, shoots fourteen sharp arrows to cut down the threatening shafts/hold, and thereby releases Dhṛṣṭadyumna from Droṇa’s grasp.